Title
Cellular Telephone Dialing Influences Kinematic and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Healthy Adults
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Motor Behavior
Publication Date
11-1-2016
Abstract
Gait speed is typically reduced when individuals simultaneously perform other tasks. However, the impact of dual tasking on kinetic and kinematic gait parameters is unclear because these vary with gait speed. The objective of this study was to identify whether dual tasking impacts gait in healthy adults when speed is constant. Twenty-two healthy adults dialed a cell phone during treadmill walking at a self-selected speed while kinetic, kinematic, and spatial parameters were recorded. Results indicated that dual tasking did not impact phone dialing speed, but increased stride width, peak knee flexion during stance, and peak plantarflexion, and decreased knee and ankle range of motion. Dual tasking appears to influence kinematic gait variables in a manner consistent with promotion of stability.
Volume
48
Issue
6
First Page
535
Last Page
541
DOI
10.1080/00222895.2016.1152226
ISSN
00222895
E-ISSN
19401027
PubMed ID
27340890
Recommended Citation
Seymour, Kelly M.; Higginson, Christopher I.; DeGoede, Kurt M.; Bifano, Morgan K.; Orr, Rachel; and Higginson, Jill S., "Cellular Telephone Dialing Influences Kinematic and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Healthy Adults" (2016). Faculty Publications. 1081.
https://jayscholar.etown.edu/facpubharvest/1081
