Spatiotemporal and variability gait data in community-dwelling elderly women from Brazil

Conclusion Aging is associated with decreased gait velocity and cadence and increased stance, step time, and variability, but not associated with changes in base of support. In addition, the PCA-biplot indicates a decline towards decreased rhythm and increased variability with aging.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - July 15, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research