abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the role of the knee joint in the neurosensory organization of balance control and the generation of postural sensorimotor strategies. Ten patients, aged over 60 years and having undergone unilateral total knee replacement (TKR) for osteoarthritis, and 20 controls were submitted to static ...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Gauchard GC,Vançon G,Meyer P,Mainard D,Perrin PP

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently accepted definition classifies Cerebral Palsy (CP) as a mere posture and movement disorder. Conversely, some authors have recently associated the presence of several motor dysfunctions exhibited by diplegic children with CP to an impairment in the perceptive system. The aim of the present study was to in...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Ferrari A,Tersi L,Ferrari A,Sghedoni A,Chiari L

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although total hip arthroplasty (THA) is known to be a successful surgical procedure to alleviate hip pain and to improve health-related quality of life, these outcome measures in THA patients do not reach those of the general population. As a result, several investigators have assessed THA patients' gait mechanics, b...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Beaulieu ML,Lamontagne M,Beaulé PE

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the kinematics of normal arched and low arched feet in children and use this data to quantify the differences between the two foot types during walking gait. Multi-segment foot motion was measured, using the Heidelberg foot measurement method (HFMM), for 25 normal arched fe...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Twomey D,McIntosh AS,Simon J,Lowe K,Wolf SI

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to evaluate whether gait pattern changes between single- and dual-task conditions were associated with risk of falling in older people. Dual-task cost (DTC) of 230 community living, physically independent people, 75 years or older, was determined with an electronic walkway. Participants were followed up ea...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Nordin E,Moe-Nilssen R,Ramnemark A,Lundin-Olsson L

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gait sandals may be used as an alternative to shoes in gait analysis. However, their similarity to running shoes remains unclear. This study aimed to compare rearfoot and shank kinematics between barefoot, running shoes and gait sandal conditions during running. We hypothesised that gait sandals would more closely rep...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Barnes A,Wheat J,Milner CE

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most falls in older people are due to loss of balance during everyday locomotion, e.g., when initiating walking from sitting; sit-to-walk (STW). It has been considered that the broader stride width in walking that is seen in many people with fear of falling (FoF) does not increase stability, but could be predictive of...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Aberg AC,Frykberg GE,Halvorsen K

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In speeding-up normal walking, relative phase between horizontal thorax and pelvis rotations changes from more in-phase (synchronous) to more out-of-phase. In pathology (stroke, Parkinson's disease, low-back pain, pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain), this often fails to happen. Even in healthy gait, however, these p...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Huang Y,Meijer OG,Lin J,Bruijn SM,Wu W,Lin X,Hu H,Huang C,Shi L,van Dieën JH

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate gait biomechanics after training with a virtual reality (VR) system and to elucidate underlying mechanisms that contributed to the observed functional improvement in gait speed and distance. DESIGN:A single blind randomized control study. SETTING:Gait analysis laboratory in a rehabilitation hosp...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Mirelman A,Patritti BL,Bonato P,Deutsch JE

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Principal component analysis (PCA) has been used to reduce the volume of gait data and can also be used to identify the differences between populations. This approach has not been used on stair climbing gait data. Our objective was to use PCA to compare the gait patterns between young and older adults duri...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Reid SM,Graham RB,Costigan PA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated a representative set of 39 parameters characterizing center of pressure movements (sway) in seated balancing, with the aims to determine test-retest reliability, to clarify the interrelations between these parameters, and to determine which parameters were related to balance loss in seated bala...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： van Dieën JH,Koppes LL,Twisk JW

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with type II diabetes mellitus (DM) have been reported to be at high risk of falls that may be further increased by the effects of challenging activities such as obstacle-crossing. The purpose of this study was to compare the end-point trajectory and joint kinematic and kinetic patterns of the lower extremiti...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Liu MW,Hsu WC,Lu TW,Chen HL,Liu HC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise related lower limb injuries (ERLLI), are common in the recreational and competitive sporting population. Although ERLLI are thought to be multi-factorial in aetiology, one of the critical predisposing factors is known to gait abnormality. There is little published evidence comparing walking and running gait i...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Shanthikumar S,Low Z,Falvey E,McCrory P,Franklyn-Miller A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural adjustments following mechanical perturbations have been studied in healthy seated humans. However, little is known on the minimal intensity that should be used to provoke a reaction. This knowledge could be essential to assess seated postural deficits in some pathological populations. The goal of the present...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： St-Onge N,Côté JN,Patenaude I,Fung J

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone sarcomas are the fourth most common cancer in individuals under 25 years. Limb salvage procedures have become increasingly popular for the treatment of osteosarcomas as they have functional and psychological benefits over traditional amputative procedures. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate kinematic and k...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Carty CP,Bennett MB,Dickinson IC,Steadman P

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the magnitude of shape change during walking, the shapes of four cross-sections (Forefoot, Instep, Navicular, and Heel) of the right foot during standing and walking were measured using a four-dimensional measurement system we developed (14 Hz) with an accuracy of +/-0.5 mm. Images of the sole were measured...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Kouchi M,Kimura M,Mochimaru M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical guidance is often used in rehabilitation when teaching patients to re-learn movements. However, the effects of guidance on motor learning of complex skills, such as walking balance, are not clear. We tested four groups of healthy subjects that practiced walking on a narrow (1.27 cm) or wide (2.5 cm) treadmill...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Domingo A,Ferris DP

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans use a specific sequence of reorientation of the eyes, head and body to perform turning and redirections while walking. Gaze (eye and head) rotation in a new direction of travel precedes body rotation by as much as 1.5s and provides a stable reference frame that guides subsequent whole-body redirection. The purp...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Reed-Jones RJ,Hollands MA,Reed-Jones JG,Vallis LA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates whether aging has an influence on the dynamics of the fluctuations of the displacement of the center of pressure (COP), during quiet standing. Two groups of healthy subjects were compared (11 young and 12 elderly) for two visual feedback conditions (eyes open and eyes closed). The data were ana...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Seigle B,Ramdani S,Bernard PL

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated if asymmetry exists in the responses of trunk muscles to a perturbation of the trunk induced by loading of an outstretched arm. Nineteen healthy right-handed subjects were recruited into the study. Electromyographic recordings were made from trunk muscles (erector spinae and rectus abdominus) a...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Mullington CJ,Klungarvuth L,Catley M,McGregor AH,Strutton PH

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active control of trunk motion is believed to enable humans to maintain stability during walking, suggesting that stability of the trunk is prioritized over other segments by the nervous system. We investigated if superior segments are more stable than inferior segments during walking and if age-related differences ar...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Kang HG,Dingwell JB

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adaptation is essential in maintaining stability during balance-challenging situations. We studied, in standing subjects with eyes open and closed, adaptive responses of the anteroposterior head, shoulder, hip and knee movements; gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior EMG activity and anteroposterior body posture when pr...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Gomez S,Patel M,Magnusson M,Johansson L,Einarsson EJ,Fransson PA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Military personnel are often required to carry all of their personal supplies and equipment for long distances during both training and combat situations, creating many biomechanical and postural challenges for these individuals. In addition to other problems such as generalized fatigue and the development of stress f...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Heller MF,Challis JH,Sharkey NA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a sensory perturbation on step length and direction while crossing an obstacle from quiet stance. METHODS:Nine healthy adults were asked to step over an obstacle to land on a primary target (normal stepping condition). Following a light sig...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Kim HD,Brunt D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study had two aims. Firstly, to characterise the temporal-spatial and ground reaction impulse adjustments, compared to straight gait, required to complete step turns to the left and to the right and secondly, to assess if the turns were asymmetrical. Seven participants were instructed to perform 90 degrees step t...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Strike SC,Taylor MJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Old adults execute single-joint voluntary movements with heightened antagonist muscle coactivation and altered timing between agonist and antagonist muscles. It is less clear if old adults adopt similar strategies during the most common form of activity of daily living, gait, and if age and gait velocity interact. We ...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Hortobágyi T,Solnik S,Gruber A,Rider P,Steinweg K,Helseth J,DeVita P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calf muscle-tendon lengths in children exhibiting equinus gait in two clinical populations, cerebral palsy (CP) and idiopathic toe walking (ITW), were examined to compare the effects of diagnosis and two different surgical procedures, Tendo-Achilles lengthening (TAL) versus Vulpius procedure (VP) gastrocnemius rec...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Jahn J,Vasavada AN,McMulkin ML

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the efficiency of three different balance training strategies in an effort to understand the mechanisms underlying training-related changes in dual-task balance performance of older adults with balance impairment. Elderly individuals with balance impairment, age 65 and older, w...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Silsupadol P,Lugade V,Shumway-Cook A,van Donkelaar P,Chou LS,Mayr U,Woollacott MH

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to identify dynamic gait-related risk factors for Achilles tendinopathy (AT) in a population of novice runners. Prior to a 10-week running program, force distribution patterns underneath the feet of 129 subjects were registered using a footscan pressure plate while the ...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Van Ginckel A,Thijs Y,Hesar NG,Mahieu N,De Clercq D,Roosen P,Witvrouw E

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Three-dimensional kinematic measures of gait are routinely used in clinical gait analysis and provide a key outcome measure for gait research and clinical practice. This systematic review identifies and evaluates current evidence for the inter-session and inter-assessor reliability of three-dimensional k...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： McGinley JL,Baker R,Wolfe R,Morris ME

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Patients with diabetes have been shown to suffer from increased fall risk. However, authors disagree as to whether only diabetic patients with neuropathy, or also those without neuropathy, present gait alterations. Existing studies evaluate gait indoors, i.e. in specialized gait laboratories. This study eval...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Allet L,Armand S,de Bie RA,Pataky Z,Aminian K,Herrmann FR,de Bruin ED

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the accuracy of clinicians' visual observations of gait disorders following traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS:30 ambulant participants (sample of convenience) receiving physiotherapy for mobility limitations following TBI and 25 age, height, weight and sex matched healthy unimpaired controls...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Williams G,Morris ME,Schache A,McCrory P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-nine adult individuals with stroke in the stable phase were asked to walk at their preferred speed and then as fast as possible. A set of gait indexes were computed, including spatial temporal parameters, ankle and hip mechanical work, and timing of ankle push-off onset, for comparison with normal velocity-depe...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Jonsdottir J,Recalcati M,Rabuffetti M,Casiraghi A,Boccardi S,Ferrarin M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mobility and balance in Huntington's disease (HD) are currently assessed in the clinic with three items from the unified Huntington's disease rating scale (UHDRS): walk, tandem and pull tests. These tests may not be optimal because they are scored on an ordinal scale and do not test anticipatory balance. We ...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Rao AK,Muratori L,Louis ED,Moskowitz CB,Marder KS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether gender differences exist in postural reaction when examining response time and amplitude of normalized ground reaction force (GRF) in subjects with low back pain (LBP). Alterations in GRF following sudden perturbations have led to an increased awaren...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Sung PS,Park HS

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of type (cognitive vs. motor) and difficulty level (easy vs. hard) of a concurrent task on walking were examined in 10 boys and 4 girls (age 4-6 years) with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and 28 age- and gender-matched unaffected children. Each child performed free walking (single task), walking...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Cherng RJ,Liang LY,Chen YJ,Chen JY

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For negotiating a step down during gait, as in stepping from a curb, two different strategies can be used, i.e. heel landing and toe landing. Toe landing allows more negative work by the leading leg to reduce the momentum gained during the descent, which facilitates maintaining stability but reduces walking velocity. ...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： van Dieën JH,Pijnappels M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goal was to evaluate the effect of total ankle replacement (TAR) on gait in terms of mechanical and energetic variables. METHODS:An observational, prospective study was undertaken in 20 patients before and approximately 7 months after unilateral mobile-bearing TAR. The clinical-functional level was assesse...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Detrembleur C,Leemrijse T

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The gaze stability test (GST) quantifies the ability of a person to recognize a target projected on a personal computer monitor during active head movement. PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between clinical measures of walking performance and the GST in patients...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Whitney SL,Marchetti GF,Pritcher M,Furman JM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balance-recovery reactions that involve rapid step or reach-to-grasp movements are prevalent and functionally important responses to instability. Successful use of these reactions to recover balance in daily life requires a capacity to modulate the reaction to deal with the continual variation in environmental constra...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Cheng KC,McKay SM,King EC,Tung JY,Lee TA,Scovil CY,Maki BE

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00