Locomotion in restricted space: Kinematic and electromyographic analysis of stoopwalking and crawling

Gait and Posture

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-76

  Gallagher, Sean ^a   Pollard, Jonisha ^a   Porter, William L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Constrained Space; Crawling; Gait; Human locomotion; Posture; Stoopwalking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE; LEG LENGTH; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CONFINED SPACES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 78650607658     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.09.027     Document Type: Article

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