The influence of body weight support on ankle mechanics during treadmill walking

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 128-133

  Lewek, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Biomechanics; Body weight support; Gait; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTS; CLINICAL SETTINGS; DIFFERENT SPEED; GAIT; GAIT SPEED; GROUND REACTION FORCES; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; PROPULSIVE FORCES; PUSH-OFF FORCE; REHABILITATION; SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; TREADMILL WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; MUSCLE; REACTION KINETICS; SPORTING GOODS;

SPEED;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION KINETICS; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650015514     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.08.037     Document Type: Article

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