Abstract Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate how the gait kinetics of elderly change after stair negotiation. The Ground Reaction Force (GRF) during walking can be an important descriptor of human locomotion and can describe disturbance in gait. The GRF measurement of 33 female subjects (70.48±6.66 yrs) were recorded using 8 force plates to obtain the gait kinetics data, after three different situations: 1) Baseline Situation - no previous activity (BS), 2) Climbing Situation (CS) and 3) Descending situation (DS). Initial findings obtained show that there was no significant difference among the situations for 18 parameters of GRF evaluated. Results showed that going up or down stairs in this population does not affect the main parameters of GRF during walking.
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