Biomechanics of overground vs. treadmill walking in healthy individuals

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 747-755

  Song, Joo Lee ^a,b   Hidler, Joseph ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyogram; Gait; Motion analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HAMSTRING; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 41549113736     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01380.2006     Document Type: Article

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