Passive dynamics change leg mechanics for an unexpected surface during human hopping

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1313-1322

  Moritz, Chet T ^a,b   Farley, Claire T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Gait; Locomotion; Neural control; Running

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; HOPPING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RUNNING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELASTICITY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX;

EID: 4644325192     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00393.2004     Document Type: Article

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