Concurrent validation of the tandem walk test as a measure of dynamic walking balance in a healthy population

Robertson, Marc; Gregory, Robert W.

doi:10.7243/2055-2386-4-12

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“…Despite methodological controls built into this research design, a degree of subjectivity in regards to TSTWT LOB assignment may have influenced test results. Notwithstanding the reported clinical efficacy of the TSTWT EO as reported by Robertson & Gregory [66], careful consideration regarding clinical application of this study's findings should be applied to dynamic walking balance test selection and assessment as the participant population was limited to a healthy population and did not include a clinical population.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…The hypothesis that directed this study stated that the onset of age-related dynamic walking balance deterioration in healthy individuals occurred in decades prior to the seventh life decade, more specifically, prior to age 65. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the age range of dynamic walking balance deterioration using the ten step tandem walk test eyes open (TSTWT EO) [66] to provide an appropriate age range for skilled, interventional dynamic walking balance assessment and treatment.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Effect of age on dynamic walking balance in a healthy population between the ages of 20 and 80 years

Robertson¹,

Gregory²

2018

Phys Ther Rehabil

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Background: Falls have been attributed to deterioration of dynamic walking balance. Accurate age-range determination of dynamic walking balance deterioration has yet to be elucidated. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine, by age/decade range, dynamic walking balance deterioration to provide a more accurate age range for interventional dynamic walking balance assessment and treatment. Methods: Participant demographic data were collected [age (years), gender, height (cm), body mass (kg), and body mass index (BMI) (kg•m-²)] on one hundred fifteen individuals between the ages of 20 and 80 years. Participants then completed a modified version of Rubenstein and colleagues' Fall Risk Questionnaire (mFRQ) and performed two trials of the ten step tandem walk test eyes open (TSTWT EO). Participant TSTWT EO scores were averaged and recorded as number of tandem walking steps, maximum of ten, prior to loss of balance. Results: A single factor ANOVA compared the effects of age, distributed per decade of life, on human dynamic walking balance. A statistically significant effect of age on TSTWT EO was found [F (1, 228) = 509.5053, p=4.8E-60]. Post hoc comparisons using two-sample t-tests indicated that the mean TSTWT EO score for the fourth decade of life group (30-39 years) (M=9.15, SD ± 0.65) was significantly different from the fifth decade of life group (40-49 years) (M=6.00, SD±1.61) (p=1.65E-10, d=2.57), after Bonferroni correction. No statistically significant difference between participants' capacity to successfully perform the TSTWT EO was found between the third and fourth life decades (20-29 and 30-39 years), fifth and sixth life decades (40-49 and 50-59 years), sixth and seventh life decades (50-59 and 60-69 years), nor seventh and eighth life decades (60-69 and 70-79). Conclusion: A statistically significant difference was found in the dynamic walking capacity of participants ranging in age from 20 to 80 years. Statistically significant dynamic walking balance deterioration was shown to occur during the fifth decade of life compared to the fourth decade of life, which indicated that balance assessment and mediation be considered during an individual's fifth decade of life, between the ages of 40 to 49 years.

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Effect of age on dynamic walking balance in a healthy population between the ages of 20 and 80 years

Robertson¹,

Gregory²

2018

Phys Ther Rehabil

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“… Tandem walk test was used to evaluate dynamic balance during a specific walking task performed on a line (2 m length, 5 cm wide): the subject was instructed to place one foot behind the other, each time making sure that the toe of swing foot was placed directly behind the heel of stance foot. The subject was walk as fast and comfortable as possible without falling down [28,29].…”

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Instability Tools and Reactive Motor Tasks: Effects of 8 Weeks Training Program on Motor Abilities in Healthy Women Over 65 Years Old

Sannicandro¹,

Cofano²,

Rosa³

2020

JASPE

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Background:The balance ability represents a significant senior health factor, in particular for the individual maintenance autonomy and individual mobility. In the literature an open problem is understand the walking exercises and one-foot stance exercises effectiveness performed using tools or enviroments/conditions that give an unpredictable instability. The aim of this study is to verify the effects of motor task through instability tools and through reactive motor tasks on motor abilities in older women. Methods: A sample of 58 elderly women (67.9±5.6 years, 59.6±7.4 kg, 156.1±5.2) participated in the investigation and divided randomly into 2 groups: n=27 were included in the instability training group (IG) while n= 26 were included in the control group (CG). The instability training period lasted 8 weeks (3 sessions/week, total= 24 sessions of about 50 min). Results: The most significant interactions between program type and time in the 8-foot-upand-go (p= <.05), 2 Minutes Step test ( p<.01), Arm Curl test (p<.005), Chair stand test (p<.01), Single Leg Stance test right foot (p<.05) and left (p<.005), 3-m Backwards Walk test (p<.005), Tandem Walk test (p<.005). Conclusions: The tools and the tasks, that generate instability and the structuring of an environment that determines sudden disturbances, increase the senior over 65 years old balance ability.

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“…Dynamic balance was assessed using the tandem walk test as described by and Fregly et al (1972), and Robertson and Gregory (2017). The tandem walk test has a concurrent validity and reliability (both inter-and intra-rater) of 0.7 and 0.9, respectively (Koyama et al, 2018).…”

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Flatfoot and balance performance among junior secondary school students in Ibadan, Nigeria

Adegoke¹,

Alumona²,

Adeyemo³

et al. 2023

NZJP

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Adequate body balance is important in preventing falls and injuries in children during physically active play and sports at school. The structure of the foot is essential to the ability to balance, but findings from studies comparing balance of children with and without flatfoot have been equivocal. We investigated the prevalence of flatfoot among school children in Ibadan, Nigeria, and compared selected balance indices in participants with and without flatfoot. Participants in this cross-sectional study were 300 junior secondary school students (aged 10-14 years). The navicular drop test, single limb stance test and tandem walk test were used to assess the presence of flatfoot, and static balance and dynamic balance, respectively. Data were summarised using percentages, mean and SD and, analysed with independent t-tests and chi-squared tests. The prevalence of flatfoot was 39.7%, and while higher in boys (44.7%) than girls (34.9%), this was not significantly different. Participants with flatfoot had significantly poorer mean static balance measures than those who did not (right: 25.70 [SD 6.55] vs 27.89 [SD 4.92]; left: 26.21 [SD 6.01] vs 28.52 [SD 4.27]), but there was no significant difference in dynamic balance between the groups. When treating children with flatfoot, physiotherapists may consider measuring static balance and, where appropriate, incorporate balance activities as part of the overall management plan.

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Concurrent validation of the tandem walk test as a measure of dynamic walking balance in a healthy population

Cited by 10 publications

References 35 publications

Effect of age on dynamic walking balance in a healthy population between the ages of 20 and 80 years

Effect of age on dynamic walking balance in a healthy population between the ages of 20 and 80 years

Instability Tools and Reactive Motor Tasks: Effects of 8 Weeks Training Program on Motor Abilities in Healthy Women Over 65 Years Old

Flatfoot and balance performance among junior secondary school students in Ibadan, Nigeria

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