Effects of obesity on lower extremity muscle function during walking at two speeds

Gait and Posture

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 978-984

  Lerner, Zachary F ^a   Board, Wayne J ^b   Browning, Raymond C ^a,b  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Gait; Muscle function; Musculoskeletal modeling; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MEDIUS MUSCLE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; LIMB; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OBESITY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; VASTI MUSCLE; VELOCITY; WALKING SPEED; YOUNG ADULT;

BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODELING; OBESITY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ACCELERATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; WALKING;

EID: 84895883640     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.12.020     Document Type: Article

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