Double support

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Humans1

Associations

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Pre-frailty

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1 study

Double support is associated with pre-frailty in humans (effect size=1.86, p<0.01).
“The highest effect sizes for between-group differences were observed in double support during habitual normal walking (effect size=1.86, p<0.01)”
Humansperipheral artery disease; habitual normal walkingn = 17
Gait and balance assessments as early indicators of frailty in patients with known peripheral artery disease
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)Dec 22, 2015

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