Spatiotemporal Gait Asymmetries Remain Unaffected by Increased Load Carriage in Professional Intervention Police Officers

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14510%2F24%3A00138945" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14510/24:00138945 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/11/11/1140" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/11/11/1140</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11111140" target="_blank" >10.3390/bioengineering11111140</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Spatiotemporal Gait Asymmetries Remain Unaffected by Increased Load Carriage in Professional Intervention Police Officers

Original language description

Background: Although evidence indicates that load carriage may have an influence on walking patterns, the specific impacts of progressively increased loads on spatial and temporal gait asymmetries remain underexplored. Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to examine whether an increased load carriage had an effect on spatiotemporal gait asymmetries among intervention police officers. Methods: For the purpose of this study, 96 male intervention police officers were recruited and assessed under four load conditions: (i) "No load", (ii) "a 5 kg load", (iii) "a 25 kg load", and (iv) "a 45 kg load". Spatial and temporal gait parameters were measured using a pedobarographic platform (Zebris FDM). The spatial and temporal gait parameters, along with the ground reaction forces beneath different foot regions, were examined. The gait asymmetry for each parameter was calculated using the formula (xright - xleft)/0.5 x (xright + xleft)*100%, where "x" represents the numerical value of each parameter for the left and right sides of the body. Results: The findings indicated no statistically significant differences in the spatiotemporal parameters, nor ground reaction force gait asymmetries between the left and right foot, during walking under a progressively increased load carriage. Additionally, the parameter values for both the left and right sides of the body remained consistent, with a high intercorrelation observed across all of the loading conditions. The gait speed and ground reaction forces, which served as covariates, did not significantly change the spatiotemporal gait asymmetries. Conclusions: In summary, this study demonstrates that an increased load carriage did not lead to a progressive rise in spatiotemporal gait asymmetries in professional intervention police officers. However, further examination using an advanced 3-D gait analysis and an assessment of physiological patterns and adaptations is recommended to identify and confirm the key factors influencing gait asymmetry.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

BIOENGINEERING-BASEL

ISSN

2306-5354

e-ISSN

2306-5354

Volume of the periodical

11

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001366907100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85210235912