The robustness of age-related gait adaptations: Can running counterbalance the consequences of ageing?

Gait and Posture

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-266

  Savelberg, Hans H C M ^a   Verdijk, Lex B ^a   Willems, Paul J B ^a   Meijer, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gait analysis; Inverse dynamics; Joint torques redistribution; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TORQUE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINTS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; RUNNING; TORQUE;

EID: 33845955280     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.04.006     Document Type: Article

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