Biomechanical analysis of weight bearing force and muscle activation levels in the lower extremities during gait with a walker

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 73-82

  Ishikura, Takashi ^a,b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Hiroshima Prefectural Coll Hlth Sci   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gait with a walker; Ground reaction force, integrated electromyogram; Muscle activation level; Partial weight bearing gait

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WALKERS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0035318817     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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