Effects of Down syndrome on three-dimensional motion during walking at different speeds

Gait and Posture

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-350

  Agiovlasitis, Stamatis ^a   McCubbin, Jeffrey A ^b   Yun, Joonkoo ^b   Mpitsos, George ^b   Pavol, Michael J ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Center of mass; Disability; Down syndrome; Gait; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEG LENGTH; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL; WALKING SPEED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; DOWN SYNDROME; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WALKING;

EID: 68349135403     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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