Age- and speed-related differences in harmonic ratios during walking

Gait and Posture

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 272-276

  Lowry, K A ^a   Lokenvitz, N ^b   Smiley Oyen, A L ^c  

^a Division of Geriatric Medicine   (United States)

^b ChildServe   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Elderly; Gait; Lifespan; Smoothness

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HARMONIC RATIO; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; TRUNK; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856676858     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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