A novel approach to mechanical foot stimulation during human locomotion under body weight support

Human Movement Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 352-367

  Gravano, S ^a,b   Ivanenko, Y P ^a   Maccioni, G ^c   Macellari, V ^c   Poppele, R E ^d   Lacquaniti, F ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foot support interactions; Functional sensory stimulation; Human walking; Loading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PNEUMATIC TOOL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SHOE; TACTILE STIMULATION; TOE; TREADMILL;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AIR PRESSURE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; SHOES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955114317     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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