Effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force. [Subjects] The subjects of this study were 30 young adult males, who were divided into a Nordic walking group of 15 subjects and a walking gro...

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Main Authors:	Park, Seung Kyu, Yang, Dae Jung, Kang, Yang Hun, Kim, Je Ho, Uhm, Yo Han, Lee, Yong Seon
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4616120/

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spelling	pubmed-46161202015-10-26 Effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force Park, Seung Kyu Yang, Dae Jung Kang, Yang Hun Kim, Je Ho Uhm, Yo Han Lee, Yong Seon Original Article [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force. [Subjects] The subjects of this study were 30 young adult males, who were divided into a Nordic walking group of 15 subjects and a walking group of 15 subjects. [Methods] To analyze the spatiotemporal parameters and ground reaction force during walking in the two groups, the six-camera Vicon MX motion analysis system was used. The subjects were asked to walk 12 meters using the more comfortable walking method for them between Nordic walking and walking. After they walked 12 meters more than 10 times, their most natural walking patterns were chosen three times and analyzed. To determine the pole for Nordic walking, each subject’s height was multiplied by 0.68. We then measured the spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force. [Results] Compared with the walking group, the Nordic walking group showed an increase in cadence, stride length, and step length, and a decrease in stride time, step time, and vertical ground reaction force. [Conclusion] The results of this study indicate that Nordic walking increases the stride and can be considered as helping patients with diseases affecting their gait. This demonstrates that Nordic walking is more effective in improving functional capabilities by promoting effective energy use and reducing the lower limb load, because the weight of the upper and lower limbs is dispersed during Nordic walking. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015-09-30 2015-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4616120/ /pubmed/26504319 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.2891 Text en 2015©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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author	Park, Seung Kyu Yang, Dae Jung Kang, Yang Hun Kim, Je Ho Uhm, Yo Han Lee, Yong Seon
spellingShingle	Park, Seung Kyu Yang, Dae Jung Kang, Yang Hun Kim, Je Ho Uhm, Yo Han Lee, Yong Seon Effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force
author_facet	Park, Seung Kyu Yang, Dae Jung Kang, Yang Hun Kim, Je Ho Uhm, Yo Han Lee, Yong Seon
author_sort	Park, Seung Kyu
title	Effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force
title_short	Effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force
title_full	Effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force
title_fullStr	Effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force
title_sort	effects of nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force
description	[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force. [Subjects] The subjects of this study were 30 young adult males, who were divided into a Nordic walking group of 15 subjects and a walking group of 15 subjects. [Methods] To analyze the spatiotemporal parameters and ground reaction force during walking in the two groups, the six-camera Vicon MX motion analysis system was used. The subjects were asked to walk 12 meters using the more comfortable walking method for them between Nordic walking and walking. After they walked 12 meters more than 10 times, their most natural walking patterns were chosen three times and analyzed. To determine the pole for Nordic walking, each subject’s height was multiplied by 0.68. We then measured the spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force. [Results] Compared with the walking group, the Nordic walking group showed an increase in cadence, stride length, and step length, and a decrease in stride time, step time, and vertical ground reaction force. [Conclusion] The results of this study indicate that Nordic walking increases the stride and can be considered as helping patients with diseases affecting their gait. This demonstrates that Nordic walking is more effective in improving functional capabilities by promoting effective energy use and reducing the lower limb load, because the weight of the upper and lower limbs is dispersed during Nordic walking.
publisher	The Society of Physical Therapy Science
publishDate	2015
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4616120/
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Effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force

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