Developmental changes in straight gait in childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding typical gait development is critical in developing suitable physical therapy methods for gait disorders. This study investigated the developmental changes and controlling mechanisms of straight gait.

Methods

We conducted an experimental procedure among 90 participants, including 76 typically developing children and 14 healthy adults. The children were divided according to age into 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, and 9-10-year age groups. We created two indices to quantify straight gait using the extrapolated center of mass (XCOM; goal index, XCOMG and actual progress index, XCOMP), which were calculated and compared between the groups. Stepwise multiple regression was used to examine the effects of each gait variable on XCOMG and XCOMP. To eliminate the effects of mu

SUBMITTER: Miyagishima S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910736 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature