在健壮成年人中,行走期间的干部动力学的年龄和性别相关差异
Tamaya Van Criekinge1, Ann Hallemans2,3, Patricia Van de Walle2,4
1Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven Bruges, Brugge, Belgium. Tamaya.vancriekinge@kuleuven.be.
GeroScience
|November 30, 2023
概括
干运动随着年龄和性别的变化而变化,影响了机动性. 根据体动力学的性别差异来定制物理治疗干预措施,可以帮助老年人延长功能性移动性.
科学领域:
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 人类运动科学科学 人类运动科学
背景情况:
- 步行时的体运动是运动能力下降的关键指标.
- 性别之间移动性可能有很大的差异.
- 了解年龄和性别对干部运动和能源消耗的影响对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究年龄和性别对行走过程中的三维 (3D) 干部动力学的影响.
- 分析年龄和性别如何影响行走过程中的机械能量需求.
- 根据有关维护功能移动性的物理治疗干预措施的临床决策.
主要方法:
- 在五个年龄组 (20-89岁) 中对138名健康男性和女性进行了步态分析.
- 使用全身3D运动捕捉.
- 进行了双因素ANOVA来评估年龄,性别,以及它们对干部动力学和机械工作的相互作用.
主要成果:
- 从60岁以后观察到,干部旋转和骨盆/胸部运动的显著下降,运动平面的变化.
- 干部动力学与年龄相关的变化更为明显,女性比男性更早出现.
- 年龄对机械工作总量的影响最小,尽管女性的头臂干 (HAT) 贡献减少.
结论:
- 随着年龄的增长,3D体动力学的与年龄相关的变化开始于60岁左右,并且随着年龄的增长变得更加明显.
- 尽管车身刚度发生了变化,但整体机械工作并没有受到显著的影响.
- 与年龄相关的步态变化中的性别特异性差异需要量身定制的物理治疗方法来有效地延长运动.
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