The effects of age and type of carrying task on lower extremity kinematics

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-364

  Gillette, Jason C ^a   Stevermer, Catherine A ^a   Miller, Ross H ^b   Meardon, Stacey A ^a   Schwab, Charles V ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Gait; Load carriage; Youth

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; BODY WEIGHT; GAIT; HIP JOINTS; INTERNAL ROTATIONS; JOINT ANGLE; LOAD AMOUNT; LOAD CARRIAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY; OLD AGE; RANGE OF MOTIONS; STANCE PHASE;

BIOMECHANICS; KINEMATICS;

ROTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249171704     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130903402234     Document Type: Article

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