The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of lower extremity muscle activity on the increase of cardiopulmonary metabolic cost during inclined treadmill gait in the elderly.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of lower extremity muscle activity on the increase of cardiopulmonary metabolic cost during inclined treadmill gait in the elderly. Metabolic energy expenditure and muscle activity are measured simultaneously.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
All subjects underwent measurements of muscle activity and respiratory metabolism energy during treadmill walking at a comfortable speed for 5 minutes and measured by three conditions (#0% inclined treadmill gait, #10% inclined treadmill gait, and #16% inclined treadmill gait)
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
Change on metabolic energy expenditure
All subjects underwent measurements respiratory metabolism energy during treadmill walking at a comfortable speed for 5 minutes and measured by three conditions (#0% inclined treadmill gait, #10% inclined treadmill gait, and #16% inclined treadmill gait)
Time frame: 1 hour
Change on muscle activity
All subjects underwent measurements of muscle activity during treadmill walking at a comfortable speed for 5 minutes and measured by three conditions (#0% inclined treadmill gait, #10% inclined treadmill gait, and #16% inclined treadmill gait)
Time frame: 1 hour
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