title: Comparisons of the gait parameters of young Korean women carrying a single-strap bag.
abstract: This study compared the gait parameters of young women using various methods to carry a single-strap bag during walking. Twenty-one Korean healthy women walked on a GAITRite-instrumented carpet at a self-paced speed for each of the four following conditions in random order: no bag, carrying a bag over the shoulder, carrying a bag on the forearm, and carrying a bag by the hand on the dominant (right) side. There was a significant reduction in the stride length for the contralateral leg when carrying a bag on the forearm, a significant decrease in the heel-to-heel base of support, and a significant increase in the toe angle on the ipsilateral leg when carrying a bag by hand. The results of our study suggest that, among the asymmetric bag-carrying methods preferred by Korean young women during walking, the "over-the-shoulder" method has the least effect on gait parameters relative to not carrying a bag.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, College of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Inje University, Gimhae City, Korea.
authors.forename: Duk-Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Ji-Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Won-Gyu
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Kyeong-Mi
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D017770:Lifting; D011187:Posture; D011336:Probability; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012782:Shoulder / Q000502:physiology*; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult