Measured and predicted mechanical internal work in human locomotion

Human Movement Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-104

  Nardello, Francesca ^a   Ardigò, Luca P ^a   Minetti, Alberto E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gradient; Human locomotion; Mechanical internal work; Model equation; Velocity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MECHANICAL INTERNAL WORK; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RUNNING; SCHOOL CHILD; TREADMILL; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REFERENCE VALUES; RUNNING; SOFTWARE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79851509748     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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