Age-Related Differences in the Functional Demand Placed on the Lumbar Spine during Walking in Healthy Older versus Younger Men
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Three-Dimensional Motion Analysis
2.3. Calculating Functional Demand
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Lumbar Spine Moments and Power
3.2. Functional Demand
4. Discussion
4.1. Clinical and Practical Applications
4.2. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Parameter | Younger Group (n = 12) | Older Group (n = 12) | Independent t-Test | Cohen’s d |
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Participant characteristics | ||||
Age (years) | 24.7 ± 3.1 | 67.3 ± 6.0 | t(22) = −21.8, p < 0.001 | 8.92 |
Height (m) | 1.78 ± 0.1 | 1.74 ± 0.1 | t(22) = 1.2, p = 0.23 | 0.40 |
Mass (kg) | 76.4 ± 11.2 | 79.2 ± 10.8 | t(22) = -0.6, p = 0.55 | 0.25 |
BMI (kg.m−2) | 24.1 ± 2.2 | 26.0 ± 2.7 | t(22) = −1.9, p = 0.07 | 0.77 |
ODQ-m (%) | 2.2 ± 2.3 | 2.2 ± 3.5 | t(22) = 0.0, p = 1.00 | 0.00 |
MVPA (hours per day) | 6.6 ± 1.4 | 6.3 ± 1.5 | t(22) = 0.5, p = 0.60 | 0.21 |
Spatiotemporal data | ||||
Walking Speed (m·s−1) | 1.45 ± 0.19 | 1.33 ± 0.16 | t(22) = 1.70, p = 0.10 | 0.69 |
Cadence (steps·min−1) | 113.9 ± 5.8 | 113.0 ± 7.2 | t(22) = 0.34, p = 0.74 | 0.14 |
Step Length (m) | 0.76 ± 0.08 | 0.71 ± 0.06 | t(22) = 1.85, p = 0.08 | 0.76 |
Normalised Step Length | 0.43 ± 0.05 | 0.41 ± 0.03 | t(19.7) = 1.43, p = 0.17 | 0.59 |
Step Width (m) | 0.14 ± 0.03 | 0.16 ± 0.03 | t(22) = −1.22, p = 0.23 | 0.50 |
Neuromuscular Action and Gait Cycle Phase | Younger Group (Nm·kg−1) | Older Group (Nm·kg−1) | Independent t-Test | Cohen’s d |
---|---|---|---|---|
Extensor moment—LR | 0.78 ± 0.39 | 0.74 ± 0.26 | t(22) = 0.31, p = 0.76 | 0.13 |
Extensor moment—MS * | 0.96 ± 0.45 | 0.62 ± 0.24 | t(22) = 2.28, p = 0.032 | 0.93 |
Flexor moment—TS | 0.63 ± 0.27 | 0.70 ± 0.41 | t(22) = −0.50, p = 0.62 | 0.20 |
Extensor moment—PSw | 0.97 ± 0.34 | 0.99 ± 0.25 | t(22) = −0.15, p = 0.89 | 0.06 |
Extensor moment—ISw | 0.73 ± 0.29 | 0.63 ± 0.20 | t(22) = 1.01, p = 0.33 | 0.41 |
Flexor moment—TSw * | 0.74 ± 0.34 | 1.05 ± 0.37 | t(22) = −2.16, p = 0.042 | 0.88 |
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Dallaway, A.; Duncan, M.; Griffen, C.; Renshaw, D.; Tallis, J.; Hattersley, J. Age-Related Differences in the Functional Demand Placed on the Lumbar Spine during Walking in Healthy Older versus Younger Men. Geriatrics 2024, 9, 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics9050108
Dallaway A, Duncan M, Griffen C, Renshaw D, Tallis J, Hattersley J. Age-Related Differences in the Functional Demand Placed on the Lumbar Spine during Walking in Healthy Older versus Younger Men. Geriatrics. 2024; 9(5):108. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics9050108
Chicago/Turabian StyleDallaway, Alexander, Michael Duncan, Corbin Griffen, Derek Renshaw, Jason Tallis, and John Hattersley. 2024. "Age-Related Differences in the Functional Demand Placed on the Lumbar Spine during Walking in Healthy Older versus Younger Men" Geriatrics 9, no. 5: 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics9050108