Abstract:Background
Overweight and obesity are significant global health concerns that involve deficits in gait and balance that affect daily activities. Although much is reported about the effect of overweight and obesity on gait during unobstructed walking, not much is known about how overweight and obesity could impact gait under more challenging conditions, such as environments with obstacles.
Objective
The aim of this study is to systematically review and s… Show more
“…As this review was limited to publicly available materials, it did not require any ethical approval. Note that there was no deviation from the recently published protocol for systematic review [33].…”
Section: Protocol and Registrationmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…This systematic review's protocol was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) (CRD#42021269949) and published in May 2022 [33]; it follows the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement [34] (checklist available in the Supplementary Materials: Supplementary File S1) and the guidelines of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews [35]. As this review was limited to publicly available materials, it did not require any ethical approval.…”
This study aimed to systematically review and summarize the available data regarding the influence of overweight and obesity across the lifespan on obstacle crossing during walking. Four databases were systematically searched with no limitation on publication date following the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews and PRISMA guidelines. Only full-text English-language articles published in a peer-reviewed journal were eligible. They had to compare obstacle crossing during walking by overweight or obese individuals with individuals of normal body weight. Five studies were considered eligible. All the studies assessed kinematics; only one assessed kinetics, but none investigated muscle activity or obstacle contact. Compared to normal individuals crossing obstacles, overweight or obese individuals exhibited lower velocity, shorter step length, lower cadence, and less time spent in single-limb support. They also exhibited increased step width, more time spent in double support, and greater trailing leg ground force reaction and centre of mass acceleration. Overall, the small number of included studies did not allow us to draw any conclusions. However, being overweight or obese seems to have a potentially negative influence on the kinematics of gait parameters due to a tendency to trip, fall, and suffer severe fall-related injuries when negotiating obstacles on foot in real-life environments.
“…As this review was limited to publicly available materials, it did not require any ethical approval. Note that there was no deviation from the recently published protocol for systematic review [33].…”
Section: Protocol and Registrationmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…This systematic review's protocol was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) (CRD#42021269949) and published in May 2022 [33]; it follows the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement [34] (checklist available in the Supplementary Materials: Supplementary File S1) and the guidelines of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews [35]. As this review was limited to publicly available materials, it did not require any ethical approval.…”
This study aimed to systematically review and summarize the available data regarding the influence of overweight and obesity across the lifespan on obstacle crossing during walking. Four databases were systematically searched with no limitation on publication date following the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews and PRISMA guidelines. Only full-text English-language articles published in a peer-reviewed journal were eligible. They had to compare obstacle crossing during walking by overweight or obese individuals with individuals of normal body weight. Five studies were considered eligible. All the studies assessed kinematics; only one assessed kinetics, but none investigated muscle activity or obstacle contact. Compared to normal individuals crossing obstacles, overweight or obese individuals exhibited lower velocity, shorter step length, lower cadence, and less time spent in single-limb support. They also exhibited increased step width, more time spent in double support, and greater trailing leg ground force reaction and centre of mass acceleration. Overall, the small number of included studies did not allow us to draw any conclusions. However, being overweight or obese seems to have a potentially negative influence on the kinematics of gait parameters due to a tendency to trip, fall, and suffer severe fall-related injuries when negotiating obstacles on foot in real-life environments.
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