Clinical Assessment of Spatiotemporal Parameters of Gait when Performing a Visuospatial Cognitive Task.
Background: It is unknown if differences exist for normalized velocity (m/s) and step length (m) when measured using clinically accessible tools, such as the 10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT) and a timed gait analysis (TGA), and costly equipment, such as the GAITRite® electronic walkway system, in healthy...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 514 - 522 |
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North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=184477235&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 184477235 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 21592896 BKL5 jtl: International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy issn: 21592896 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2025 vid: 20 iid: 4 pid: 38303 pub: North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy place: Indianapolis, Indiana artinfo: ui: 184477235 184477235 184477235 10.26603/001c.133493 184477235 ppf: 514 ppct: 8 formats: tig: atl: Clinical Assessment of Spatiotemporal Parameters of Gait when Performing a Visuospatial Cognitive Task. aug: au: Castillo, Fernando Yates, Charlotte Eskola, Kimberly Williams, David K. Lowe, Leah affil: Doctor of Physical Therapy University of St Augustine for Health Sciences sug: subj: Gait Analysis Visual Perception Spatial Perception Cognition Walking Speed Evaluation Step Physiology Task Performance and Analysis Human Arkansas Male Female Adolescence Cross Sectional Studies Convenience Sample Analysis of Variance Clinical Assessment Tools Brain Concussion Athletes Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Background: It is unknown if differences exist for normalized velocity (m/s) and step length (m) when measured using clinically accessible tools, such as the 10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT) and a timed gait analysis (TGA), and costly equipment, such as the GAITRite® electronic walkway system, in healthy adolescent athletes. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare normalized velocity and step length data using low- and high-tech equipment during single- and dual-task gait. The investigators hypothesized that there would be no significant differences between data collected using the 10MWT, TGA, and GAITRite®. Study Design: Cross-sectional, repeated-measures study design. Methods: A convenience sample of healthy male (n=23) and female (n=20) adolescent athletes aged 14-18 years were recruited from a local high school. A three-way mixed analysis of variance analyzed normalized velocity (m/s) and step length (m) data measured with the 10MWT, TGA, and GAITRite® while participants walked at a self-selected speed with and without a visuospatial cognitive task. All data were collected in the participants' school setting. A three-way mixed ANOVA was used to analyze data. Results: No significant interactions between assessment tool, walk condition, or sex were found. A main effect of walk condition (p<0.0001) and sex (p<0.0004) was found for normalized velocity (i.e., females walked faster than males). Normalized velocity was also significantly decreased when measured with the 10MWT compared to the GAITRite® (p<0.007) and the TGA (p<0.03). Conclusions: Normalized velocity may be generalizable between the TGA and GAITRite®, but not the 10MWT. Therefore, the TGA may be a viable adjunct to current multimodal assessments of gait following concussion in the absence of costly equipment. Level of Evidence: Level 2 pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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