Bailey, Christopher A Graham, Ryan B Nantel, Julie
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Gait & posture
Arm swing is linked to gait stability. How this is accomplished is unclear as most investigations artificially manipulate arm swing amplitude and examine average patterns. Biomechanical evaluation of stride-to-stride upper limb behaviour across a range of gait speeds, where the arm swings as preferred, could clarify this link. How do stride-to-stri...
Stania, Magdalena Emich-Widera, Ewa Kazek, Beata Kamieniarz, Anna Swatowska-Wenglarczyk, Martyna Juras, Grzegorz
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Gait & posture
Proper postural and motor control plays a fundamental role in the child's ontogenetic development. So far, the postural control in children on the autism spectrum has mainly been assessed with standard posturographic measurements of center of pressure (COP) displacements. What are the differences in postural control between autistic and typically d...
Eek, Meta N Augustsson, Jesper Zügner, Roland Tranberg, Roy
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Gait & posture
Maximum-strength tests are commonly used to detect muscle weakness in persons with cerebral palsy (CP). Tests of explosive strength (power) in the lower extremities, such as vertical jump tests, are more uncommon but might supplement maximum-strength testing by providing additional information about motor function. Is it feasible and useful to meas...
Meinerz, Carolyn Fritz, Jessica Cross, Janelle A Dziuk, Cody Kipp, Kristof Vetter, Carole
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Gait & posture
Gait retraining can be effective in altering lower extremity biomechanics and reducing risk of injury. In attempts to alter running gait, previous studies used metronomes to manipulate cadence. The aim of this study was to determine if manipulating running cadence via music could alter lower extremity biomechanics. Eighteen runners ran at a self-se...
Hill, M W Russel, K Wdowski, M Lord, S R Muehlbauer, T Ellmers, T
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Gait & posture
It is firmly established that postural threat seems to lead to an increased reliance on an ankle control ('stiffening') strategy. However, little is known about how postural threat affects performance in challenging tasks that require the use of upper body postural control strategies for stability. It is logical to assume that in such conditions, b...
Kooiman, Vera Haket, Lisanne Verdonschot, Nico Leijendekkers, Ruud Weerdesteyn, Vivian
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Gait & posture
A transfemoral bone-anchored prosthesis (BAP) is an alternative for the conventional socket-suspended prosthesis (SSP) in persons suffering from socket-related problems. In these persons, it has been demonstrated to reduce oxygen consumption during walking, which could be related to centre of mass (CoM) and trunk dynamics. However, it remains uncer...
Rodríguez-Barbero, Sergio González-Mohíno, Fernando Rodrigo-Carranza, Víctor Santos-Garcia, Daniel Juárez Boullosa, Daniel González-Ravé, José María
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Gait & posture
Interval training (IT) is influenced by several variables and its design. However, there is no consensus about the acute effects of this type of training on running kinematics and gait patterns due to the variety of session designs. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the acute effects of IT on gait patterns and running kinematics in...
Lee, Hyang Jun Park, Ji Sun Yang, Hee Won Shin, Jeong Wook Han, Ji Won Kim, Ki Woong
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Gait & posture
Gait function impairments are associated with the risk of various medical conditions in older adults. As gait function declines with advancing age, normative data are required for proper interpretation of gait function in older adults. This study aimed to construct age-stratified normative data of non-dimensionally normalized temporal and spatial g...
Silva, Lucas Willian Nunes da Moura, Vitória Thaysa Gomes de Leal, Iara Dos Santos Nascimento, Marcelo de Maio Trombini-Souza, Francis
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Gait & posture
Tripping is one of the main causes of falls in older adults and has an important association with minimum toe clearance (MTC). MTC variability while performing alternating (ADT) or concurrent (CDT) dual-task activities may be a useful gait parameter to differentiate once-only fallers from non-faller older adults. Is the MTC variability influenced b...
Martins, Valéria Feijó Gomeñuka, Natalia Andrea Correale, Luca Martinez, Flávia Gomes Buzzachera, Cosme Franklim Gonçalves, Andréa Kruger Peyré-Tartaruga, Leonardo Alexandre
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Gait & posture
Previous work has shown that the mean continuous relative phase and coordination variability of lower limbs are modified in older adults when walking. Here, we propose to understand the extent to which such control mechanisms for upper limbs are present during gait. Specifically, we seek to understand if aging and gait speed constraints influence t...
