Gait differences between COPD and healthy controls: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Joren BuekersLaura Delgado OrtizDimitrios MegaritisAshley PolhemusSofie BreulsSara C ButteryNikolaos ChynkiamisHeleen DemeyerElena Gimeno-SantosEmily HumeSarah KochParris Jade WilliamsMarieke WuytsNicholas S HopkinsonIoannis VogiatzisThierry TroostersAnja FreiJudith M Garcia-AymerichPublished in: European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society (2024)
Low-quality evidence shows that people with COPD walk more slowly than healthy controls, which could contribute to an increased falls risk. The evidence for alterations in spatial and temporal components of gait was inconclusive. Gait impairment appears to be an important but understudied area in COPD.