@article{ref1,
title="Strategies adopted by younger and older adults while operating a non-pedal tricycle",
journal="Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia",
year="2018",
author="Calve, Tatiane and Russo Júnior, Douglas Vicente and Barela, Ana Maria Forti",
volume="22",
number="1",
pages="64-69",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Exercises that could prevent gait impairment of older adults should be implemented in such a way that practitioners can keep motivation and adherence independent of older adults fitness levels. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This study describes how younger and older adults use a non-pedal tricycle to transport their bodies along a pathway. <br><br>METHODS: Nine younger (24±4.9y) and nine older (66±4.0y) adults participated in this study. They moved along a straight pathway at a self-selected comfortable speed with reflective markers on their main lower limb landmarks. A computerized gait analysis system with infrared cameras was used to obtain kinematic data to calculate spatial-temporal parameters and lower limb angles. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, participants from both groups were able to perform the task moving at a similar mean speed, with similar stride length and ankle joint excursion. Older adults had higher cadence (mean difference of 17steps/min; 95% CI=0.99-1.15) and hip excursion (mean difference of 12°; 95% CI=28-33), longer stance duration (mean difference of 3.4%; 95% CI=56.2-59.5), and lower knee excursion (mean difference of 6°; 95% CI=47.9-53.8) than younger adults. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Older adults were able to transport their body with a non-pedal tricycle with more hip and less knee excursion than younger adults. Professionals that work with the older population should look at and take into consideration the use of non-pedal tricycles in exercise protocols and investigate the long-term impacts.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia. Publicado por Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1413-3555",
doi="10.1016/j.bjpt.2017.10.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2017.10.008"
}