Coordination between upper- and lower-limb movements is different during overground and treadmill walking

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-82

  Carpinella, Ilaria ^a   Crenna, Paolo ^b   Rabuffetti, Marco ^a   Ferrarin, Maurizio ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interlimb coupling; Overground walking; Treadmill walking; Upper limb swing

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONVALESCENCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LOCOMOTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY; WALKING;

EID: 76449103588     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1168-5     Document Type: Article

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