Adaptations in bilateral mechanical power patterns during obstacle avoidance reveal distinct control strategies for limb elevation versus limb progression

Motor Control

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 160-173

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

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

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Locomotion; Obstacle; Power

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KNEE; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; WALKING; BIOMECHANICS; LEG; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; GAIT; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE VALUES; WALKING;

EID: 4644280647     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.8.2.160     Document Type: Article

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