Alterations in gait dynamics in health and disease: are they independent of gait speed?

A typical feature of many gait disorders is reduced walking speed. More subtle properties of gait rhythm may also be altered. We hypothesized that, independent of gait speed, gait dynamics may provide prognostic and diagnostic utility and offer insight into underlying control mechanisms. To test thi...

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Main Authors: Hausdorff, J.M., Cudkowicz, M.E., Peng, C.K., Goldberger, A.L.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Fluctuations
Fractals
Legged locomotion
Medical diagnostic imaging
Parkinson's disease
Rhythm
Testing
Time measurement
Timing
Velocity measurement
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Summary:A typical feature of many gait disorders is reduced walking speed. More subtle properties of gait rhythm may also be altered. We hypothesized that, independent of gait speed, gait dynamics may provide prognostic and diagnostic utility and offer insight into underlying control mechanisms. To test this hypothesis, we quantified the gait dynamics of healthy controls and subjects with Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We then studied the relationship among three different aspects of gait: (a) gait speed and rhythm (stride time), (b) the magnitude of the fluctuations in gait rhythm, and (c) three measures of fluctuation dynamics. The results are: (1) Gait speed, average stride time and stride time variability (fluctuation magnitude) were highly correlated (p
ISSN:1094-687X
1558-4615
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802664