Mediolateral foot placement control can be trained: Older adults learn to walk more stable, when ankle moments are constrained.

ABSTRACT: Falls are a problem, especially for older adults. Placing our feet accurately relative to the center-of-mass helps us to prevent falling during gait. The degree of foot placement control with respect to the center-of mass kinematic state is decreased in older as compared to young adults. Here, we attempted to train mediolateral foot placement control in healthy older adults. Ten older adults trained by walking on shoes with a narrow ridge underneath (LesSchuh), restricting mediolateral center-of-pressure shifts. As a training effect, we expected improved foot placement control during normal walking. A training session consisted of a normal walking condition, followed by a training condition on LesSchuh and finally an after-effect condition. Participants performed six of such training sessi

SUBMITTER: Mahaki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10619794 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature