Gait comparison of physically active and inactive children

Regular sports training requires repetitive motions of the lower and upper bodies that may result in musculoskeletal changes that generate different gait dysfunctions. However, whether repetitive motions during sports training affect gait in children is unknown. Here, gait patterns of physically act...

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Published inIISE Annual Conference. Proceedings pp. 121 - 126
Main Authors Khan, Somaiya Islam, Onal, Sinan, Cho, Sohyung, Smith, Bryan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Norcross Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) 01.01.2020
Subjects
Active control
Age
Ankle
Athletes
Biomechanics
Cardiovascular disease
Children & youth
Engineering
Force
Gait
Kinematics
Knee
Laboratories
Motion capture
Power
Software
Sports
Sports training
Statistical analysis
Training
Trucking industry
Variance analysis
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Summary:Regular sports training requires repetitive motions of the lower and upper bodies that may result in musculoskeletal changes that generate different gait dysfunctions. However, whether repetitive motions during sports training affect gait in children is unknown. Here, gait patterns of physically active children aged 5-12 years were compared with age-matched controls. A motion capture and analysis system and quantitative analysis methods were used to examine spatiotemporal, kinematic, and kinetic parameters. The mean maximum pelvic tilt of active children was approximately half that of controls (P = 0.031). The maximum knee flexion in stance (P = 0.042) gait phase was also greater in active children. Hip and knee joint moments showed no difference, but concentric ankle power (P = 0.009) and plantarflexion moment (P = 0.040) were greater in active children. The maximum mean step length (P=0.041) was also greater in active children than in control groups.