The effects of anterior load carriage on lower limb gait parameters during obstacle clearance

Gait and Posture

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-61

  Perry, C J ^a   Kiriella, J B ^a   Hawkins, K M ^a   Shanahan, C J ^a   Moore, A E ^a   Gage, W H ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior carriage; Carrying; Gait; Obstacle avoidance; Toe clearance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTEER; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; LEG; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; WEIGHT-BEARING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77953543502     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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