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- Title
Decline of Hip Joint Movement Relates to Overestimation of Maximum Forward Reach in Elderly Persons.
- Authors
Okimoto, Atsushi; Toriyama, Minoru; Deie, Masataka; Maejima, Hiroshi
- Abstract
The authors aimed to characterize age-related changes in the performance of maximum reach and identify kinematic parameters that explain the age-related discrepancy between perceived and actual maximum reach distance. Maximum reach was evaluated in 22 younger women (21.3 years old) and 20 older women (81.2 years old). Both the perceived and actual maximum forward reach and forward excursion of the center of pressure was shorter in older women. Older women also overestimated their maximum reach distance to a greater extent. Decline of movement at the hip joint specifically correlated with both the maximum distance and the overestimation. Based on these results, decline of hip control may be a primary factor for the age-related retardation of perceived and actual maximum reach.
- Publication
Journal of motor behavior, 2017, Vol 49, Issue 6, p611
- ISSN
1940-1027
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/00222895.2016.1250714