Margin of Stability May Be Larger and Less Variable during Treadmill Walking Versus Overground.

ABSTRACT: Margin of stability (MOS) is considered a measure of mechanical gait stability. Due to broad application of treadmills in gait assessment experiments, we aimed to determine if walking on a treadmill vs. overground would affect MOS during three speed-matched conditions. Eight healthy young participants walked on a treadmill and overground at Slow, Preferred, and Fast speed-matched conditions. The mean and variability (standard deviation) of the MOS in anterior-posterior and mediolateral directions at heel contact were calculated. Anterior-posterior and mediolateral mean MOS values decreased with increased speed for both overground and treadmill; although mediolateral mean MOS was always wider on the treadmill compared to overground. Due to lack of optic flow and different proprioceptive inp

SUBMITTER: Fallahtafti F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8372237 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature