abstract：:Assessing clinical outcomes in the context of activity and participation is essential to reflect functional changes in the home and community for children with cerebral palsy (CP). However, no activity monitor has been investigated for measurement of the distance walked and step count in children with CP who have atyp...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Kuo YL,Culhane KM,Thomason P,Tirosh O,Baker R

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to determine optimal locations on the lower limbs for skin-mounted markers representing the tibial segment in three-dimensional (3D) gait analysis. It was predicted that markers located on the anterior tibial crest and malleoli would be least susceptible to soft tissue movement. Ten retro-reflective ma...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Peters A,Sangeux M,Morris ME,Baker R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a new method for calibrating force plates to reduce errors in center of pressure locations, forces, and moments. These errors may be caused by imperfect mounting of force plates to the ground or by installation of a treadmill atop a force plate, which may introduce distorting loads. The method, termed the P...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Collins SH,Adamczyk PG,Ferris DP,Kuo AD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gait impairment is a significant problem in multiple sclerosis (MS), leading to decreased activity and limitations in function. However, specific characterization of abnormal gait in MS patients has only been described in small groups of patients, mainly using observational tools. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the c...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Givon U,Zeilig G,Achiron A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discrete parameters from ground reaction force (GRF) are been considered in gait analysis studies. However, principal component analysis (PCA) may provide additional insight into gait analysis for considering the complete pattern of GRF. This study aimed at testing the application of PCA to discriminate the vertical G...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Muniz AM,Nadal J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For clinical application the quantification of the actual subject-specific kinematics is necessary. Soft tissue artefact (STA) propagation to joint kinematics can nullify the clinical interpretability of stereophotogrammetric analysis. STA was assessed to be strongly subject- and task-specific. The global optimisation...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Stagni R,Fantozzi S,Cappello A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Foot deformity is a well-recognised impairment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) which results in functional disability. Deformity can occur at the rearfoot, midfoot, forefoot or in combination and the impact that site-specific foot deformities has on functional disability is largely unknown. The aim o...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Turner DE,Woodburn J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:In many applications, it is essential that the evaluation of a given motor task is not affected by the restrictions of the laboratory environment. To accomplish this requirement, miniature triaxial inertial and magnetic sensors can be used. This paper describes an anatomical calibration technique fo...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Picerno P,Cereatti A,Cappozzo A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to describe the movement pattern of the body-segment rotations of healthy subjects in the horizontal plane while they were standing on a supporting platform that imposed steady sinusoidal horizontal rotations under three visual conditions: (a) eyes closed with no instructions (EC-NI), (b) ey...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Cappa P,Patanè F,Rossi S,Petrarca M,Castelli E,Berthoz A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined age-related differences in frontal plane stability during performance of narrow base (NB) walking relative to usual gait. A cross-sectional analysis of participants from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) was performed on data from the BLSA Motion Analysis Laboratory. Participants were 34 adu...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Schrager MA,Kelly VE,Price R,Ferrucci L,Shumway-Cook A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Edinburgh Visual Gait Score (EVGS) for cerebral palsy has been validated for observer reliability and validity for observers experienced in gait analysis. This study investigated the reliability and validity of the EVGS for observers inexperienced in gait analysis. Six medical students used the score to analyse vi...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Ong AM,Hillman SJ,Robb JE

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study is to analyze trunk-lower extremity muscle activities and trunk postural changes during the carriage of different backpacks. Nineteen male university students (21+/-3 years) participated in the experiment's four standing modes: (1) unloaded standing, (2) 10% body weight (BW) load (in t...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Al-Khabbaz YS,Shimada T,Hasegawa M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis is the most common disease of the joints, and joint replacement surgery is often performed on the major lower extremity joints to relieve pain and improve function. While total knee arthroplasty is successful in restoring some degree of function, there are concerns in relation to the progression of oste...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Milner CE

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NeuroCom's Functional Limitations test evaluates motor performances on various dynamic movements but it is not known how the outcome variables among these movements might be related to each other. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted in healthy young individuals to identify the dimensions that contribute t...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Chong RK

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modelling the effect of soleus and gastrocnemius contractions against the floor resistance in a forward dynamics simulation revealed that hip flexion, internal rotation and adduction together with external pelvic rotation could be attributed to a direct, but distant effect of triceps surae contraction. Knee flexion sm...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Brunner R,Dreher T,Romkes J,Frigo C

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of scoliosis in boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a significant, morbid event in the progression of the disease caused by progressive spinal musculature weakness. As an alternative to muscle activity, the spine can also be stabilised by locking the articular facet joints, which is achieved...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Kerr TP,Lin JP,Gresty MA,Morley T,Robb SA

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lack of a common reference position when defining foot postures may underestimate the ability to differentiate foot function in subjects with pathology. The effect of using the subtalar neutral (STN) position as an offset for both rearfoot and forefoot through comparison of the kinematic walking patterns of subjec...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Houck JR,Tome JM,Nawoczenski DA

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present experiment was to investigate how postural adaptations to the perceptive configuration are modified by specific gymnastics experience. Two groups, one expert in gymnastics and the other non-expert, had to maintain the erected posture while optical flow was imposed as follows: 20s motionless,...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Gautier G,Thouvarecq R,Vuillerme N

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our knowledge on altered neurological control of walking due to weakness of various muscle groups of the lower extremities is limited. The aim of this study was to assess kinematic, kinetic and electromyographic (EMG) walking patterns in a functionally homogeneous group of seven subjects with spinal muscular atrophy, ...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Matjacić Z,Olensek A,Krajnik J,Eymard B,Zupan A,Praznikar A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Visual Gait Assessment Scale when used by experienced and inexperienced observers. Four experienced and six inexperienced observers viewed videotaped footage of four children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy on two separate occasions. Validity of the Scale was ...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Brown CR,Hillman SJ,Richardson AM,Herman JL,Robb JE

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate gait asymmetry in chronic stroke patients in comparison with subjects with no known asymmetries. Further, we wanted to decide which gait symmetry parameter has the best ability to discriminate between the two groups. Twenty subjects with hemiplegia (mean age 58 years, S.D.=...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Hodt-Billington C,Helbostad JL,Moe-Nilssen R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy is a challenging disorder often affecting children with high functional and cognitive level, who are good candidates for physiotherapy treatment, including co-ordination and muscle strengthening exercises. The goal of this study was to investigate hip and ankle power generat...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Riad J,Haglund-Akerlind Y,Miller F

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conventional rigid spinal orthosis and the flexible spinal orthosis, SpineCor, have different treatment principles in the management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). These may influence the patients' gait pattern and clinical outcome. In this study, gait analysis on patients with AIS undergoing these two ...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Wong MS,Cheng CY,Ng BK,Lam TP,Sin SW,Lee-Shum LF,Chow HK,Tam YP

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Vitaport Activity Monitor (VAM) is an ambulatory monitoring device that uses accelerometer signals to assess the quality and quantity of walking and mobility related activities in home and community. The objective of this study was to investigate the concurrent validity of the VAM and GAITRite((R)) to measure gait...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Lord S,Rochester L,Baker K,Nieuwboer A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine test-retest reliability of seven selected temporal and spatial gait parameters and asymmetry measures in children with cerebral palsy. METHOD:Seventeen children with CP between 3 and 13 years of age walked at three different speeds across an electronic walkway of 5.2m. ...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Sorsdahl AB,Moe-Nilssen R,Strand LI

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate concurrent validity and intrasession reliability of the IDEEA (Minisun, Fresno, CA) accelerometry system (and associated software) with force plate measurements for spatiotemporal gait variables recorded during normal walking. Ten healthy individuals were asked to walk at a ...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Maffiuletti NA,Gorelick M,Kramers-de Quervain I,Bizzini M,Munzinger JP,Tomasetti S,Stacoff A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of using three tri-axial accelerometers for monitoring postural changes in sitting was introduced. Subjects were requested to perform forward trunk flexion and lateral bending. A motion analysis system and a three-dimensional rotation alignment device were used to verify the measurements of the accelerometers...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Wong WY,Wong MS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first aim of this study was to analyse the effect of elite training, linked to expertise, in gymnastics on postural performance and control. For this purpose, body sway of expert gymnasts was compared to other sportsmen, non-experts and non-gymnasts, in two different postures: bipedal (easy and unspecific to gymna...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Asseman FB,Caron O,Crémieux J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore how origin-insertion length and lengthening velocity of hamstring and psoas muscle change as a result of crouch gait. The second purpose was to study the effect of changes in walking speed, in crouch, on muscle lengths and velocities. Eight healthy female subjects walked on a t...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： van der Krogt MM,Doorenbosch CA,Harlaar J

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to determine if practicing recovery from a simulated trip improved the ability of older adults to recover from an actual trip. Twelve healthy older adults ranging in age from 63 to 83 years were randomly assigned to either a control or an experimental group. Each group performed one trip bef...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Bieryla KA,Madigan ML,Nussbaum MA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls occur frequently in the growing population of elderly. Since trunk control is critical for maintaining balance, the higher trunk stiffness in elderly people compared to the general population has been associated with their increased fall-risk. Theoretically, trunk stiffness may be beneficial for balance recovery...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： van der Burg JC,Pijnappels M,van Dieën JH

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we quantified the isolated contributions of eight determinants of gait on the vertical center of mass (CoM) displacement of both typically developing children and children with cerebral palsy (CP). The role of these determinants, on vertical excursion, has never been examined for children or chil...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Russell SD,Bennett BC,Kerrigan DC,Abel MF

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain typical gait characteristics such as foot-drop and foot supination are well described in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. These are directly related to the primary disease and due to the weakness of ankle dorsiflexors and everters characteristic of this hereditary neuropathy. We analysed 16 subjects aged 8-52 year...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Newman CJ,Walsh M,O'Sullivan R,Jenkinson A,Bennett D,Lynch B,O'Brien T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to investigate the effects of auditory rhythms and arm movement on inter-segmental coordination during walking in persons who have suffered a stroke. Eleven subjects walked on a treadmill: (1) during systematic increases in velocity (0.22-1.52 m/s), (2) with instructions to 'step to the beat' during ...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Ford MP,Wagenaar RC,Newell KM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unloading reaction has been characterized as a modified flexor reflex (FR), in which the standing subjects decrease the load on the stimulated foot and increase the load on the contralateral side, but, without withdrawal of the stimulated foot. Different behavioral circumstances have been shown to modulate this ref...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Santos MJ,Liu W

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to investigate whether older adults modify their walking mechanics to compensate for the degeneration in their muscle-tendon units (MTUs), and to examine whether running has a beneficial effect on walking mechanics in younger and older adults. The investigation was conducted on 30 older and...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Karamanidis K,Arampatzis A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With age, loss of skeletal muscle mass (sarcopenia) results in decreased muscle strength and power. Decreased strength and power, in turn, are closely linked with declines in physical function. Preferred walking speed, a marker of physical function, is slower in older adults compared to young adults. Research suggests...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Norris JA,Granata KP,Mitros MR,Byrne EM,Marsh AP

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In walking the human body is never in balance. Most of the time the trunk is supported by one leg and the centre of mass (CoM) 'falls' to the contralateral side. In dynamical situations the velocity of the CoM should be acknowledged as well in the 'extrapolated centre of mass' (XcoM). Centre of pressure (CoP) position...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Hof AL,van Bockel RM,Schoppen T,Postema K

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Center of pressure (COP) measures are commonly used as indicators of balance and postural control. At present, there are no universally accepted standards in research investigating fluctuations in the COP with regard to the number of trials or the length of a given trial. The purpose of this study was to use the tools...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Doyle RJ,Hsiao-Wecksler ET,Ragan BG,Rosengren KS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation compared muscle activities and heart rate (HR) responses while subjects walked backward or forward in water, with and without a water current. Ten healthy males (23.5+/-1.4 years) volunteered for the study. Surface electromyography (EMG) was used to evaluate muscle activities while the subjects walk...

journal_title：Gait & posture

authors： Masumoto K,Takasugi S,Hotta N,Fujishima K,Iwamoto Y

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00