Preliminary Study of Distance needed to Achieve Constant Walking Speed and Step Length by Young Healthy Persons
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- KIKUCHI Asami
- Aomori Keijinkai Hospital
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- NAKAE Hideyuki
- Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tohoku Fukushi University
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- TSUSHIMA Hitoshi
- Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences
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- Other Title
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- 歩幅および歩行速度が一定となるまでの助走距離について ―健常成人を対象とした予備的研究―
- ホハバ オヨビ ホコウ ソクド ガ イッテイ ト ナル マデ ノ ジョソウ キョリ ニ ツイテ : ケンジョウ セイジン オ タイショウ ト シタ ヨビテキ ケンキュウ
- ─健常成人を対象とした予備的研究─
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Abstract
[Purpose] To determine the length of the gait initiation phase before achieving steady state walking in healthy young adults, to provide a source of perspective on assessments of walking in narrow circumstances such as at home. [Methods] The average step length and speed of 10-m maximal walking were measured for 10 subjects. Simultaneously, the variability of step length and speed during the first seven steps from walking initiation were analyzed using a video motion analysis system. Then, the distance to achieve steady state walking speed and step length was calculated and analyzed statistically. [Results] The coefficient of variance of step length and walking speed decreased to a level of 0.01 after step 3 and step 4, respectively, during the first seven steps, and it appeared to become constant. [Conclusion] The average distance of the first 4 steps was 3.27 m, suggesting that an indicative distance for achieving constant walking speed and step length may be 3.5 m.<br>
Journal
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- Rigakuryoho Kagaku
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Rigakuryoho Kagaku 26 (5), 647-650, 2011
The Society of Physical Therapy Science
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001204647725184
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- NII Article ID
- 10029929302
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- NII Book ID
- AN10472896
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- ISSN
- 24342807
- 13411667
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- NDL BIB ID
- 023220899
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- JaLC
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