Mechanical energy analysis identifies compensatory strategies in disabled elders' gait

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 481-490

  McGibbon, Chris A ^a,b   Krebs, David E ^a,b   Puniello, Michael S ^a  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Compensation; Disability; Gait analysis; Mechanical energy transfer; Power flow

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANKLE; BACK; DISABLED PERSONS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035102511     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(00)00220-7     Document Type: Article

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