The purpose of this study was to determine how walking with T-Poles, training using T-Poles and increased walking speed would change GRF measures in elderly subjects. The magnitudes of peak force, average force, and impulse force variables decreased as a result of the T-Pole use. Time during support phase increased when using T-Poles. The magnitudes of peak force, average force, and impulse force, and time variables decreased with extended training using T-Poles. However, loading rate increased with training and practice. FZ3, AZP, and AZ showed interactions between T-Pole use and training and TP showed an interaction between T-Pole use and walking speed. The results of this investigation suggest that using T-Poles generally reduces foot-ground force interaction during walking. It is a tendency that the foot-ground interactions during walking with TPoles decreased more with the longer period of T-Pole use and significant interactions between T-Pole use and training were observed in AZ3, AZP, and AZ. The reductions of foot-ground interaction induced by the T-Pole and practice time using T-Poles were present regardless of increased walking speed. / School of Physical Education
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/187362 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Creators | Shim, Jae Kun |
| Contributors | Newton, Robert U. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | xviii, 87 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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