Physical Activity Effects on Gait in children and adolescents. A Review

Abstract

This review's primary objective was to locate research that examined how physical exercise affects children's and teenagers' gaits. The PubMed database was used for the search. Only 4 studies out of 95 met the inclusion criteria. Filters applied: Free full text, Clinical Trial, MetaAnalysis, Randomized Controlled Trial. Selection criteria; studies including an exercise intervention program for gait improvement. A total of 149 participants were enrolled in various exercise intervention programs with a gait improvement focus, ranged in age from 9 to 18 years old. The length of the exercise intervention programs ranged from 12 weeks to 6 months. In general, there aren't many studies focusing on how physical activity affects children's and adolescents' gait, and they all only have a small subject enrollment. This makes it necessary to conduct additional research using larger subject populations and various physical activity intervention programs in order to determine which is the most successful.