Physiological modulation of gait variables by an active partial body weight support system

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3244-3250

  Franz, Jason R ^a   Glauser, Matthias ^a   Riley, Patrick O ^a   Della Croce, Ugo ^a,b   Newton, Frederic ^a   Allaire, Paul E ^c   Kerrigan, D Casey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight support; Gait; Rehabilitation; Treadmill training

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; MOTION ESTIMATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT; HIP ANGLE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODULATION; TREADMILL TRAINING;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE PLANTARFLEXION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; DYNAMICS; ERROR; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARTIAL BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREADMILL; WALKING;

ADULT; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34948885082     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.04.016     Document Type: Article

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