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      Swing Time

      Swing time is the time from toe-off to heel strike of the same foot.

       

      Table 3: Normative values of swing time for non-diseased elderly men and women

      Age (years)

      Gender

      Swing Time (s)

      70-74

      Male

      0.45

      Female

      0.42

      75-79

      Male

      0.44

      Female

      0.42

      80-84

      Male

      0.44

      Female

      0.42

      >85

      Male

      0.45

      Female

      0.41

      Oh-Park, M., Holtzer, R., Xue, X., & Verghese, J. (2010). Conventional and robust quantitative gait norms in community-dwelling older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58(8), 1512–1518. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02962.x

       

      Table 4: Normative values of swing time for men and women with Parkinson’s Disease (PD)

      Stage of PD

      Gender

      Swing Time (s)

      <1.5

      Male

      0.40

      Female

      0.41

      2-2.5

      Male

      0.40

      Female

      0.40

      3-4

      Male

      0.45

      Female

      0.40

      Hass CJ, Malczak P, Nocera J, Stegemöller EL, Shukala A, et al. (2012) Correction: Quantitative Normative Gait Data in a Large Cohort of Ambulatory Persons with Parkinson’s Disease. PLOS ONE 7(10): 10.1371/annotation/d4b5158e-0dd1-4e14-b03a-1af4d5f06c0e.