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Age-Related Differences in Head Impact during Experimentally Induced Sideways Falls
Joint Authors
Moon, Yaejin
Wood, Tyler A.
Sun, Ruopeng
Bishnoi, Alka
Sosnoff, Jacob J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To examine head impact incidence and head acceleration during experimentally induced falls as a function of age.
Methods.
15 young adults (21.2±2.7) and 10 older adults (61.9±4.3 years) underwent 6 experimentally induced sideways falls.
Participants fell sideways onto a 20cm crash pad.
The number of head impacts was tabulated from video recordings and head acceleration was calculated from motion capture data.
A total of 147 falls were analyzed.
Results.
The young group underwent 88 falls, in which 11.4% resulted in head impact.
The older group underwent 59 falls, in which 34.5% resulted in head impact.
A proportion analysis revealed older adults had a significantly greater proportion of head impacts than young adults (X2(1) = 11.445, p = 0.001).
A two-way ANOVA only revealed a main effect of head impact on acceleration (F(1,142) = 54.342, p<0.001).
Conclusion.
The older adults experienced a greater proportion of head impacts during sideways falls.
Head impact resulted in greater head acceleration compared to no head impact.
Collectively, this data highlights the possibility that age-related neuromuscular changes to head control may result in elevated risk of fall-related TBIs.
Future research examining mechanisms underlying increases in fall-related head impact is warranted.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wood, Tyler A.& Moon, Yaejin& Sun, Ruopeng& Bishnoi, Alka& Sosnoff, Jacob J.. 2019. Age-Related Differences in Head Impact during Experimentally Induced Sideways Falls. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126944
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wood, Tyler A.…[et al.]. Age-Related Differences in Head Impact during Experimentally Induced Sideways Falls. BioMed Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126944
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wood, Tyler A.& Moon, Yaejin& Sun, Ruopeng& Bishnoi, Alka& Sosnoff, Jacob J.. Age-Related Differences in Head Impact during Experimentally Induced Sideways Falls. BioMed Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126944
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1126944