在巴尔的摩长度研究老龄化中的老年人中,肩部功能障碍与运动限制的关联
Derik L Davis1, Kai Sun1, Eleanor M Simonsick2
1University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA.
Gerontology & geriatric medicine
|June 16, 2023
概括
肩部功能障碍,包括有限的运动范围,与老年人的运动能力下降有关. 这表明,肩膀健康对于维持身体功能和预防与年龄相关的运动能力下降至关重要.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 运动学 运动学
背景情况:
- 下肢功能障碍是已知的导致老年人运动限制的原因之一.
- 上肢功能障碍的作用,特别是肩膀的移动性,在影响整体移动性的作用仍然不太清楚.
- 需要采用整体方法来解释老年人群的运动减少,而不仅仅是下肢功能.
研究的目的:
- 在老年人中调查肩膀运动范围 (ROM) 的限制和下肢功能和行走耐力受损之间的横截面关联.
- 探索肩部功能障碍对60岁及以上人群的运动限制的影响.
主要方法:
- 这项研究分析了参与巴尔的摩长度老龄化研究的613名老年人 (60岁以上) 的数据.
- 评估了受限制的肩部提升和外部旋转运动范围 (ROM).
- 使用扩展的短物理性能电池 (SPPB) 评估下肢功能,并使用400米步行测试评估行走耐力.
主要成果:
- 肩部升高异常或外部旋转ROM的老年人在SPPB上表现不佳的可能性是2.5至4.5倍.
- 肩膀ROM异常的参与者在400米步行测试中表现明显差.
- 这些结果表明,肩膀功能障碍和运动限制之间存在显著的关联.
结论:
- 肩部功能障碍,以有限的运动范围为特征,初步与老年人的运动限制有关.
- 这些发现强调了在评估和管理老龄化人口的移动性时考虑上肢功能的重要性.
- 需要进一步的研究来阐明肩部功能障碍对流动性的确切影响,并制定有针对性的干预措施.
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