老年人足部运动功能衰退特征分析

Characteristics of Foot Motor Function Decline in the Elderly

随着人口老龄化的进展,老年人足部运动功能衰退、姿势控制能力下降、运动损伤率增加问题将更加凸显。本文简述了老年人足部运动功能衰退的现象与危害,探究老年人足部运动功能衰退特征。选择56名健康老年人和56名健康年轻人作为试验的受试者,进行足部姿势、足部肌肉力量、足底压力与步态等方面的测试。结果表明,老年人的足部肌肉存在功能性衰退,肌肉力量明显下降;足弓下陷,行走时易感到疲惫;以外八步态行走居多,具有步态拖沓、步速慢、拇趾外翻等运动功能衰退特征。

With the progress of population aging,the elderly foot motor function decline,postural control ability decline,sports injury rate increase will be more prominent.In this paper,the phenomenon and harm of foot motor function decline in the elderly were briefly described,and the characteristics of the old people's foot motor function decline were explored.Fifty-six healthy old people and fifty-six healthy young people were selected as subjects to test foot posture,foot muscle strength,plantar pressure and gait.The results showed that there is functional decline of the old people's foot muscles and muscle strength decreased obviously.The arch of the foot is sunk,and walking is easy to feel tired.Most of them walk with the outer eight gaits,which are characterized by slow gait,slow gait,hallux valgus and other motor function decline.