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Substantiating Appropriate Motion Capture Techniques for the Assessment of Nordic Walking Gait and Posture in Older Adults
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2016
The aim was to substantiate optimal use of data collection techniques for Nordic walking gait and posture analysis. Three-dimensional motion capture should be used during short duration analysis (i.e. single gait cycle), while accelerometry should be employed for longer duration analysis (i.e. repeated cycles) like a 6 Minute Walk Test.
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Sit-to-stand-and-walk from 120% Knee Height: A Novel Approach to Assess Dynamic Postural Control Independent of Lead-limb
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2016
Here, we present a novel protocol to measure positional stability at key events during the sit-to-stand-to-walk using the center-of-pressure to the whole-body-center-of-mass distance. This was derived from the force platform and three-dimensional motion-capture technology. The paradigm is reliable and can be utilized for the assessment of neurologically compromised individuals.
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The Ladder Rung Walking Task: A Scoring System and its Practical Application.
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2009
The ladder rung walking task is a new test to assess skilled walking and measure both forelimb and hindlimb placing, stepping, and inter-limb co-ordination.
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Use of Rotorod as a Method for the Qualitative Analysis of Walking in Rat
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2008
The rotorod test is used to assess motor status in the walking movement of hemi-Parkinson analogue rats.
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Walk with Me Hybrid Virtual/In-Person Walking for Older Adults with Neurodegenerative Disease
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2023
The present protocol aims to inform rehabilitation specialists and fitness instructors in safe, feasible, and evidence-based methods of delivering virtual and in-person walking classes to older adults with neurodegenerative diseases.
FAQs
Stability depends on continuously adjusting the body’s center of mass over the changing base of support created by the feet. Sensory feedback helps detect shifts in alignment, while muscle activity modifies the position of the head, trunk, pelvis, and lower limbs. These rapid adjustments allow walking to continue despite repeated changes in weight distribution.
The head, trunk, pelvis, and lower limbs must work as a connected system rather than as isolated segments. Their alignment influences how body weight is transferred and how balance is maintained during stepping. Coordinated muscle activity and sensory feedback help these regions respond together, so a problem in one area may affect overall movement stability.
Sensory feedback provides information that supports ongoing corrections in body position as weight moves from one foot to the other. Effective weight shifting helps place the center of mass over the available base of support. When either process is impaired, a person may have more difficulty maintaining alignment, controlling balance, or progressing safely through each step.
Clinical assessment focuses on how a person maintains alignment, balance, and stability while moving on foot. Observation can consider the coordinated behavior of the head, trunk, pelvis, and lower limbs, along with weight shifting and gait control. These findings may help identify movement impairments associated with weakness, pain, neurological conditions, or balance deficits.
Training may emphasize maintaining appropriate alignment, shifting weight in a controlled manner, and coordinating the parts of the body involved in gait. These targets address the movement components that support balance and stability during stepping. In clinical care, the goal is to improve mobility, reduce instability, and support safer functional movement.
Walking assessment becomes especially relevant when movement problems appear during stepping, weight transfer, or balance recovery rather than during stationary positioning. It can contribute useful information when weakness, pain, neurological conditions, or balance deficits affect mobility. The results may guide therapeutic work on alignment and coordinated gait while supporting safer functional movement.