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Research Article

Cellular Telephone Dialing Influences Kinematic and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Healthy Adults

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Pages 535-541 | Received 28 Oct 2015, Accepted 28 Jan 2016, Published online: 24 Jun 2016
 

ABSTRACT

Gait speed is typically reduced when individuals simultaneously perform other tasks. However, the impact of dual tasking on kinetic and kinematic gait parameters is unclear because these vary with gait speed. The objective of this study was to identify whether dual tasking impacts gait in healthy adults when speed is constant. Twenty-two healthy adults dialed a cell phone during treadmill walking at a self-selected speed while kinetic, kinematic, and spatial parameters were recorded. Results indicated that dual tasking did not impact phone dialing speed, but increased stride width, peak knee flexion during stance, and peak plantarflexion, and decreased knee and ankle range of motion. Dual tasking appears to influence kinematic gait variables in a manner consistent with promotion of stability.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank Dr. Thomas Buchanan for study design assistance; Amy Bucha and Victoria Stanhope for data collection assistance; Kevin McGinnis and Brian Knarr for troubleshooting and processing; and Ryan Pohlig for biostatistics assistance.

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