title: Changes in walking pattern between five and six years of age.
abstract: A study was carried out of the parameters of the ground reaction forces and temporal and spatial walking parameters of 62 children aged between five and six years. The children were evaluated barefoot, walking freely at normal speed over the surface of two platforms. The aims were to establish normal parameters for children of this age and to identify any differences existing between these ages. Differences were noticeable in the kinetic and temporal and spatial walking parameters, indicating that maturation has not yet been completed at these ages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphological Science, School of Medicine, Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gómez Pellico
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Torres
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dankloff Mora
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology; D006128:Growth / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*