Thesis

74 Chapter 5 Table 1 shows the spatiotemporal gait parameters for each level of observed trunk movements during gait. Participants with moderately increased trunk movements showed on average 0.07m/s lower gait velocity (p<0.022) and 0.05m smaller step length compared to those with normal trunk movements (p<0.007). Participants with markedly increased trunk movements had 0.04m smaller step width compared to those with moderately increased trunk movements (p=0.015). Participants with markedly increased trunk movements showed on average 0.06m/s lower gait velocity (p=0.030), 0.04m smaller step width (p=0.021), and 13 steps per minute lower cadence (p<0.001), compared to those with normal trunk movements. Other comparisons were non-significant.

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