Is the 10 metre walk test on sloped surfaces associated with age and physical activity in healthy adults?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preferred walking speed is considered an important indicator of health in older adults and is measured on level ground. However, this may not represent the complex demands of community ambulation such as walking on sloped surfaces. Performing a 10 m walk test on a sloped surface is a novel test, and may be a more sensitive measure of walking capacity which may better discriminate age or health-related changes in gait speed compared to a traditional level 10 m walk test. The purpose of this investigation was to determine healthy adults' performance in the 10 m walk test across various inclines and speeds, and which version of the 10 m walk test would be best at discriminating age-related changes in walking speed. Further, this study aimed to determine whether measures of

SUBMITTER: Thomson D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6639969 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature