Association between energy cost of walking, muscle activation, and biomechanical parameters in older female fallers and non-fallers

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 330-336

  Marques, Nise Ribeiro ^a   Laroche, Dain Patrick ^b   Hallal, Camilla Zamfolini ^a   Crozara, Luciano Fernandes ^a   Morcelli, Mary Hellen ^a   Karuka, Aline Harumi ^a   Navega, Marcelo Tavella ^a   Gonçalves, Mauro ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; EMG; Fall risk; Gait; Kinematic

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC SIGNAL; EMG; FALL RISK; GAIT; KINEMATIC VARIABLES; MUSCLE COACTIVATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

AGING OF MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

COSTS;

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; BONE STRENGTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY COST; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HEEL; HIP; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REST; THIGH; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TORQUE; TRUNK; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TORQUE; WALKING;

EID: 84877689677     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: 18791271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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