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The Biomechanics of Healthy Older Adults Rising from the Floor Independently

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  • Elissa Burton

    (Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia
    enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia)

  • Keith D. Hill

    (Rehabilitation Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, Monash University, Frankston, VIC 3800, Australia
    National Centre for Healthy Ageing, Monash University and Peninsula Health, Frankston, VIC 3199, Australia)

  • Paul Davey

    (Curtin School of Nursing, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia)

  • Yoke Leng Ng

    (Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia
    Health and Social Sciences Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore 138683, Singapore)

  • Sîan A. Williams

    (Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia
    Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand)

Abstract

A third of older adults will fall each year and many will not be injured. Getting up from the floor in a timely manner is important, however it is unclear what technique older adults use to get themselves up off the ground unassisted, whether there are differences between men and women in getting up and what functional joint kinematics are used to rise from the floor. This study included a convenience sample of 20 older adults (65+ years) to answer these questions. Participants completed a series of movement tasks (i.e., rising from the floor using their own technique, a specified technique, walking 10 m and five repeated sit-to-stands), with temporospatial and joint kinematic data captured using an 18-camera 3D Vicon motion analysis system. Results found three techniques preferred by participants; the sit-up (n = 12), side-sit (n = 4) and the roll over (n = 4), with no differences found between sexes. The sit-up technique requires a higher degree of hip and knee flexion to complete compared to the side-sit and roll over. It may be beneficial for health professionals to work with older adults to identify their preferred technique for rising from the floor and encourage regular practice of this skill.

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  • Elissa Burton & Keith D. Hill & Paul Davey & Yoke Leng Ng & Sîan A. Williams, 2023. "The Biomechanics of Healthy Older Adults Rising from the Floor Independently," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:4:p:3507-:d:1071017
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