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Uneven terrain treadmill walking in younger and older adults

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  • Ryan J Downey
  • Natalie Richer
  • Rohan Gupta
  • Chang Liu
  • Erika M Pliner
  • Arkaprava Roy
  • Jungyun Hwang
  • David J Clark
  • Chris J Hass
  • Todd M Manini
  • Rachael D Seidler
  • Daniel P Ferris

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We developed a method for altering terrain unevenness on a treadmill to study gait kinematics. Terrain consisted of rigid polyurethane disks (12.7 cm diameter, 1.3–3.8 cm tall) which attached to the treadmill belt using hook-and-loop fasteners. Here, we tested four terrain unevenness conditions: Flat, Low, Medium, and High. The main objective was to test the hypothesis that increasing the unevenness of the terrain would result in greater gait kinematic variability. Seventeen younger adults (age 20–40 years), 25 higher-functioning older adults (age 65+ years), and 29 lower-functioning older adults (age 65+ years, Short Physical Performance Battery score

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  • Ryan J Downey & Natalie Richer & Rohan Gupta & Chang Liu & Erika M Pliner & Arkaprava Roy & Jungyun Hwang & David J Clark & Chris J Hass & Todd M Manini & Rachael D Seidler & Daniel P Ferris, 2022. "Uneven terrain treadmill walking in younger and older adults," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(12), pages 1-21, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0278646
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278646
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