Effect of weighted-shoes on muscle activities of the lower extremities during walking and kinematics during obstacle crossing in the elderly

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the muscle activities of the lower extremity during walking and kinematics during obstacle crossing under wearing varied mass of weighted-shoes in older adults Methods: Thirty older adults (14 males & 16 females) aged ? 65 years were included in this study Participants were included if they had no mobility problem abnormal corrective vision and higher fall risk performance (POMA

Date of Award	2020
Original language	English
Supervisor	Hung-Ta Chiu (Supervisor)