Achilles tendon loading is lower in older adults than young adults across a broad range of walking speeds

• Published in: Experimental gerontology Vol. 137; p. 110966
• Main Authors: Ebrahimi, Anahid, Loegering, Isaac F., Martin, Jack A., Pomeroy, Robin L., Roth, Joshua D., Thelen, Darryl G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.08.2020
• Subjects: Achilles Tendon - diagnostic imaging; Aged; Aging gait; Biomechanical Phenomena; Gait; Humans; Shear wave tensiometer; Subject-specific calibration; Tendon force; Tendon stress; Ultrasonography; Walking; Walking Speed; Tendon force; Shear wave tensiometer; Aging gait; Subject-specific calibration; Tendon stress

The purpose of this study was to investigate age-related differences in Achilles tendon loading during gait. Fourteen young (7F/7M, 26 ± 5 years) and older (7F/7M, 67 ± 5 years) adults without current neurological or orthopaedic impairment participated. Shear wave tensiometry was used to measure ten...