Sensitivity of joint moments to changes in walking speed and body-weight-support are interdependent and vary across joints

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1176-1183

  Goldberg, Saryn R ^a   Stanhope, Steven J ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight support; Gait; Joint moments; Speed; Treadmill; Walking

Indexed keywords

BODY-WEIGHT-SUPPORT; GAIT; INTERACTION EFFECT; INTERNAL JOINTS; JOINT MOMENT; KNEE EXTENSION; SUPPORT CONDITIONS; WALKING;

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; SPEED; SPORTING GOODS;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT MOMENT; KINEMATICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREADMILL; WALKING HARNESS; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BODY WEIGHT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84875375405     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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