Shock-absorbing effect of flooring-adopted mechanical metamaterial technology and its influence on the gait and balance of older adults

Conclusions
MM-flooring has the potential to prevent fractures attributed to falls and does not affect the gait or balance of older adults.

Source: Injury Prevention - September 21, 2022 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Tatemoto, T., Sugiura, T., Kumazawa, N., Ii, T., Kitamura, S., Tanabe, S., Hirayama, Y., Shimomura, H., Mizuno, K., Otaka, Y. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research