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- Title
Evaluation of Muscle Oxygen Dynamics in Children's Gait and Its Relationship with the Physiological Cost Index.
- Authors
Shirai, Yuya; Ito, Tadashi; Ito, Yuji; Matsunaga, Naomichi; Noritake, Koji; Ochi, Nobuhiko; Sugiura, Hideshi
- Abstract
The response of muscle oxygen saturation, which is an index for the energy metabolism of muscles during walking in children, and its relationship to the physiological cost index, which indicates walking efficiency, are unknown. This study aimed to evaluate muscle oxygen saturation in lower extremity muscles during walking in children, its changes with age, and the relationship between the physiological cost index. The oxygen saturation was measured by the amount of change during a two-minute walk, and the physiological cost index was calculated from the change in heart rate before and after exercise and walking speed. Results were compared for each muscle, and the correlation between the two was examined. Changes in muscle oxygen saturation were greater in the lower leg muscles, significantly greater in the tibialis anterior at six to seven years, and in the gastrocnemius medial head at eight to ten years. The physiological cost index was significantly correlated with changes in muscle oxygen saturation in the tibialis anterior (r = 0.44, p < 0.001). The lower leg muscles were metabolically active in children's gait, and their response varied with age. Moreover, the muscle oxygenation dynamics of the tibialis anterior may influence walking efficiency.
- Subjects
SKELETAL muscle physiology; ENERGY metabolism; WALKING speed; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; STATISTICS; NEAR infrared spectroscopy; SCIENTIFIC observation; GAIT in humans; OXYGEN saturation; LEG; TIBIALIS anterior; COMPARATIVE studies; WALKING; CALF muscles; BODY mass index; DATA analysis software; DATA analysis; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2023, Vol 11, Issue 1, p221
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare11020221