Category
Wearable Technology
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
This study was to explore the difference of gait between normal healthy elders and elders who experienced in classical Chinese dance. Subjects divided into 2 groups (7 subjects in classical Chinese dance group, 7 subjects in control group),data was collected at a single point in time from groups and used the APDM Movement Monitoring system to analysis gait patterns. The experiment group showed improved gait metrics: smaller left circumduction (4.3±2.2 vs. 7.2±1.3, p=0.01), larger right foot strike angle (17.58±2.53 vs. 11.04±5.46, p=0.014), reduced trunk coronal motion (3.47±1.04 vs. 6.90±2.36, p=0.004), and decreased trunk transverse motion (5.78±.79 vs. 7.06±1.22, p=0.038). These results suggest classical Chinese dance maintaining elderly gait and stability, warranting further exploration as a geriatric therapeutic comparison.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Chia-Ling and Chang, Jia-Hao
(2024)
"THE IMPACT OF CLASSICAL CHINESE DANCE ON THE GAIT OF THE ELDERLY – CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 42:
Iss.
1, Article 53.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/53
