Energetic cost of walking with increased step variability

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-107

  O'Connor, Shawn M ^a   Xu, Henry Z ^a   Kuo, Arthur D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Energetic cost; Gait; Step variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TREADMILL; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEEDBACK; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SAMPLING STUDIES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862802713     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.01.014     Document Type: Article

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