Strategies adopted by younger and older adults while operating a non-pedal tricycle

Strategies adopted by younger and older adults while operating a non-pedal tricycle

•Older and younger adults move similarly using the non-pedal tricycle.•Non-pedal tricycles should be taken into consideration in exercise protocols.•Long-term impact of non-pedal tricycles on gait and mobility should be investigated in future studies. Exercises that could prevent gait impairment of...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de fisioterapia (São Carlos (São Paulo, Brazil)) Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 64 - 69
Main Authors: Calve, Tatiane, Russo Júnior, Douglas Vicente, Barela, Ana Maria Forti
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brazil Elsevier Editora Ltda 01-01-2018
Departamento de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Bicycling - physiology
Biomechanical Phenomena
Exercise Therapy - instrumentation
Exercise Therapy - methods
Gait
Gait - physiology
Humans
Kinematics
Middle Aged
Original Research
PETRA RaceRunning
Rehabilitation
Walking Speed - physiology
Young Adult
Rehabilitation
Gait
Kinematics
PETRA RaceRunning
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Summary:•Older and younger adults move similarly using the non-pedal tricycle.•Non-pedal tricycles should be taken into consideration in exercise protocols.•Long-term impact of non-pedal tricycles on gait and mobility should be investigated in future studies. 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. This study describes how younger and older adults use a non-pedal tricycle to transport their bodies along a pathway. 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. 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. 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.
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ISSN:1413-3555
1809-9246
DOI:10.1016/j.bjpt.2017.10.008