增加步骤长度变化的行走增加了行走的代谢成本
Adam B Grimmitt1, Maeve E Whelan1, Douglas N Martini1
1Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 01003, USA.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
|June 10, 2024
概括
增加步行变化,或步骤长度不一致,增加了行走的代谢成本. 这一发现表明,步态的变化有助于在老年人和神经病患者中观察到的更高的能量消耗.
科学领域:
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 人体生理学 人体生理学
- 步态分析 步态分析
背景情况:
- 老年人和神经病患者群体的步行速度较慢,步态变化较大,代谢成本增加.
- 在这些人群中,增加步态变异性和增加代谢成本之间的联系尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究实验性增加步骤长度变化的直接影响,健康的年轻人走路的代谢成本.
主要方法:
- 18名健康的年轻人以恒定速度 (1.20米/秒) 在跑步机上行走.
- 用预测的视觉线索 (0%,5%,10%的变化系数) 来操纵步骤长度变化.
- 代谢成本通过间接热量计测量,并使用反射标记跟踪步骤长度变化.
主要成果:
- 代谢功率随着步骤长度的变化而增加,在10%条件 (4.30W/kg) 中最高.
- 步骤长度变化的1%增加与代谢成本的0.7%上升有关.
- 参与者的实际步骤长度变化与预测条件不完全匹配.
结论:
- 步行步骤长度变化与行走的代谢成本之间存在显著的关联.
- 增加的步态变化似乎是导致老年人和患有神经疾病的人步行能耗增加的一个因素.
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