Dynamics and stability of muscle activations during walking in healthy young and older adults

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2231-2237

  Kang, Hyun Gu ^a,b,c,d   Dingwell, Jonathan B ^e  

^a Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; EMG; Gait; Speed; Stability

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; AGING; EMG; FLOQUET MULTIPLIER; GAIT; GAIT FUNCTIONS; GASTROCNEMIUS; LOCAL DYNAMIC STABILITY; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; NEUROMOTOR; OLDER ADULTS; ORBITAL INSTABILITY; ORBITAL STABILITY; STABLE WALKING; STATE SPACE; WALKING SPEED;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; SPEED; STABILITY;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WALKING SPEED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349581720     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.06.038     Document Type: Article

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