Different Effects of 12-Week Speed or Accuracy Training on Obstacle-Crossing Foot Motion in Healthy Elderly

Yusuke Maeda, Daisuke Sudo and Daiki Shimotori
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Yusuke Maeda: Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Odawara, International University of Health and Welfare, Kanagawa 250-8588, Japan
Daisuke Sudo: Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Odawara, International University of Health and Welfare, Kanagawa 250-8588, Japan
Daiki Shimotori: Komaki City Hospital, Aichi 485-8520, Japan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 8, 1-13

Abstract: Preventing falls is important in the elderly. One reason for falling is tripping or stumbling; hence, it is important to improve the crossing motion. This study aimed to compare speed- and accuracy-oriented crossing training and establish a useful training method. To investigate the effects of crossing motion training, we conducted a randomized controlled trial. Twenty healthy elderly individuals (aged 71.7 ± 1.5 years) were randomly assigned to two groups: speed training and accuracy training groups. They practiced initiating their crossing motion faster or more accurately for 12 weeks. Using a three-dimensional motion analysis system, the data on the crossing motion was captured before and after the training period. We set four conditions (normal speed, fast, leaning stance, and leaning stance and fast) and two directions (anterior and lateral) to analyze the crossing motion. The crossing motion of the speed training group became significantly faster compared to baseline ( p < 0.05); however, the accuracy of the crossing motion of the accuracy training group was not statistically significant. Speed training in this study had clear effects on crossing motion. It is surprising that crossing motion training from a normal upright stance can also improve swing speed from the leaning stance. We believe that this training is easy and useful in the elderly population.

Keywords: obstacle crossing; motion speed; accuracy of motion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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