年龄对肌肉和动力学反应的影响,在走路时遇到障碍物时会受到阻碍
Steven Phu1, Daina L Sturnieks2, Stephen R Lord3
1Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW, Australia; School of Population Health - Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia; Department of Medicine, Western Health, The University of Melbourne, St Albans, VIC, Australia.
概括
老年人在倒障碍物后表现出低效的肌肉反应和较差的恢复步骤,导致与年轻人相比下跌增加. 运动干预可以帮助改善预防跌倒.
科学领域:
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 发动机控制器的控制器
背景情况:
- 调查与年龄相关的对意外行走干扰反应的差异.
- 专注于障碍物旅行作为老年人跌倒的常见原因.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查年龄如何影响障碍物旅行期间的肌肉和运动反应.
- 为了比较旅行后老年人和年轻人的恢复策略.
主要方法:
- 102名老年人 (65-90岁) 和26名年轻人 (21-35岁) 参与者经历了意想不到的障碍物旅行.
- 在恢复阶段记录下下肢动力学和肌肉活动.
主要成果:
- 年长的成年人更容易下降他们的脚脚和跌倒.
- 在抬起脚跨越障碍物时,老年人表现出低效的肌肉合收缩和较差的步骤恢复.
- 即使在降低脚步时,老年人也会采取更短,更低的步骤,并且不那么稳定.
结论:
- 老年人的肌肉对旅行的反应很快,但效率低下,导致更多的跌倒.
- 运动干预措施应针对改善老年人的肌肉容量和运动技能,以预防老年人的跌倒.
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