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A pilot study of partial unweighted treadmill training in mobility-impaired older adults.

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Peterson, MJ; Williams, N; Caves, K; Morey, MC
Published in: Biomed Res Int
2014

BACKGROUND: Partial unweighted treadmill training is a potentially effective modality for improving fitness and function in frail elders. We tested the feasibility of partial unweighted treadmill training in older, mobility-impaired veterans. METHODS: Eight mobility-impaired elders participated in partial unweighted treadmill training three times/week for twelve weeks. Outcome measures included gait speed, performance-oriented mobility assessment (POMA), eight foot up and go, and the SF-36 physical functioning short form. RESULTS: There was significant improvement in treadmill walking time (+8.5 minutes; P < 0.001), treadmill walking speed (+0.14 meters/second; P = 0.02), and percent of body weight support (-2.2%; P = 0.02). Changes in physical performance included usual gait speed (+0.12 meters/second; P = 0.001), rapid gait speed (+0.13 meters/second; P = 0.01), POMA (+2.4 summary score; P < 0.001), and eight foot up and go (-1.2 seconds; P = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Partial unweighted treadmill training is feasible in mobility-impaired elders. Improvements in treadmill training capacity resulted in clinically meaningful improvements in fitness levels and improved mobility.

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Biomed Res Int

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2314-6141

Publication Date

2014

Volume

2014

Start / End Page

321048

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Walking
  • Pilot Projects
  • Mobility Limitation
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Frail Elderly
  • Female
  • Exercise Therapy
  • Exercise Test
 

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Peterson, M. J., Williams, N., Caves, K., & Morey, M. C. (2014). A pilot study of partial unweighted treadmill training in mobility-impaired older adults. Biomed Res Int, 2014, 321048. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/321048
Peterson, Matthew J., Nanyamka Williams, Kevin Caves, and Miriam C. Morey. “A pilot study of partial unweighted treadmill training in mobility-impaired older adults.Biomed Res Int 2014 (2014): 321048. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/321048.
Peterson MJ, Williams N, Caves K, Morey MC. A pilot study of partial unweighted treadmill training in mobility-impaired older adults. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:321048.
Peterson, Matthew J., et al. “A pilot study of partial unweighted treadmill training in mobility-impaired older adults.Biomed Res Int, vol. 2014, 2014, p. 321048. Pubmed, doi:10.1155/2014/321048.
Peterson MJ, Williams N, Caves K, Morey MC. A pilot study of partial unweighted treadmill training in mobility-impaired older adults. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:321048.

Published In

Biomed Res Int

DOI

EISSN

2314-6141

Publication Date

2014

Volume

2014

Start / End Page

321048

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Walking
  • Pilot Projects
  • Mobility Limitation
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Frail Elderly
  • Female
  • Exercise Therapy
  • Exercise Test