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ArticleJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2025

Evolution of joint power across the lifespan during walking.

Bernard X W Liew, Rachel Senden, David Rugamer, Kenneth Meijer, Qichang Mei, Kim Duffy, Kevin Netto, Matthew Taylor

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8 authors.

Bernard X W LiewSchool of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, UK. bl19622@essex.ac.uk.
Rachel SendenDepartment of Physical Therapy, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands.
David RugamerDepartment of Statistics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Kenneth MeijerDepartment of Nutrition and Movement Sciences, NUTRIM Research Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Qichang MeiFaculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Kim DuffySchool of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, UK.
Kevin NettoCurtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia.
Matthew TaylorSchool of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, UK.

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Medical Research Council MR/Y013557/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo determine the evolution of lower-limb joint power values during walking across the lifespan.

designSeries of cross-sectional studies.

settingThis was a pooled analysis of the individual participant joint power data from six datasets, resulting in a sample size of 629 participants, between the ages of three to 91 years old.

main outcome measuresThree function-on-scalar regression models were fitted on the outcome measures of joint hip, knee, and ankle power. The covariates of this analysis included sex, age, walking speed, stride length, height, the interaction between age and speed, and a random intercept for different studies.

resultsAnkle push-off (A2) power peaked with a value of 2.46 (95%CI 2.41 to 2.50) W/kg in the 3rd decade of life. Hip early-stance power (H1) peaked in the 1st decade, which followed a sharp decline with age till the 3rd decade. Hip pull-off power (H3) increased sharply to 0.86 (95%CI 0.84 to 0.88) W/kg in the 5th decade and stabilised thereafter with older age.

conclusionAnkle push-off power appears to reach maturity in the 3rd decade of life. A strict temporal correspondence between a decline in ankle push-off power (A2) with age and a compensatory increase in hip pull-off power (H3) was not observed, challenging the distal-to-proximal alteration in propulsion strategy commonly attributed to the ageing process.

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AgingAnkle JointHip JointKnee JointWalkingAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomechanical PhenomenaChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleAgeingBiomarkersBiomechanicsLifespan measurementMotor activityMuscles

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PMID40500742
PMCPMC12160379

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