Effects of physical activity level on unobstructed and obstructed walking in young male adults

Gait and Posture

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-81

  Niang, Assane E S ^a,b   McFadyen, Bradford J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gait; Kinetics; Obstacle; Physical activity level

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; LEG LENGTH; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOCOMOTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 21644432922     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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