Characterization of a system for studying human gait during slope walking

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-166

  Lay, Andrea N ^a,b   Hass, Chris J ^c   Smith, D Webb ^a   Gregor, Robert J ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Force plate; Locomotion; Ramp

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

HUMAN GAIT; NEURAL CONTROL; SLOPE SURFACES; WALKING SURFACES;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; KINETICS; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE FORCE; TREADMILL; WALKING;

EID: 18744407007     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.21.2.153     Document Type: Article

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