Step Width
Too much or too little step width variability is associated with a fall history in older persons who walk at or near normal gait speed
... moderate step width vari- ability (p = ...and step width variability may be ...extreme step width variability groups (low step width var- iability n = 14 and high ...
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Attention demanding tasks during treadmill walking reduce step width variability in young adults
... increased step width and step width variability compared to young adults [15], a prospective study reported that increased step width and decreased step width ...
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Healthy younger and older adults control foot placement to avoid small obstacles during gait primarily by modulating step width
... Some healthy older subjects choose to actively avoid small obstacles that do not substantially perturb their gait by modulating step width and, to a lesser extent, step length. It is not clear if ...
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Using step width to compare locomotor biomechanics between extinct, non-avian theropod dinosaurs and modern obligate bipeds
... This study has some potential limitations arising from logistical constraints on data collection. Firstly, the study compared steadystate locomotion data for humans and birds with largely nonsteadystate locomotion ...
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Quantitative assessment of early biomechanical modifications in diabetic foot patients: the role of foot kinematics and step width
... Our results pointed out two biomechanical factors reveal- ing early modifications of gait in diabetic patients: the re- duced excursion in flexion-extension of the foot and the wider base of support. These factors ...
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Parameter Estimation of Single Phase Core Type Transformer Using Bacterial Foraging Algorithm
... coli bacteria Location of the i-th bacterium at j-th chemotactic step, k-th reproduction step, and l the elimination-dispersal step Width of attractant Width of repellent Height of repel[r] ...
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Dual-task related gait changes after CSF tapping: a new way to identify idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
... increased step width in iNPH that was shown to be a critical marker of iNPH ...stride width after CSF tapping could be due to the combined effect of stability and ...
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The relationship between foot arch measurements and walking parameters in children
... Three-dimensional kinematic data were collected with the whole body plug-in-gait model of VICON Nexus 1.51 with seven infrared cameras [26]. Collecting anthropomet- ric measurements for each child prior to data ...
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Constructing Empirical Likelihood Confidence Intervals for Medical Cost Data with Censored Observations
... from step -2 to step -1 at the approaching phase, the increase in stance time was greater in the DS group than in the TD ...similar step time as TD children at each step of the last three ...
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Biomechanics and energetics of running on uneven terrain
... calculate step parameters such as step width, length and ...defined step width, length and height as the distance between the lateral, fore – aft and vertical distances between the ...
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Biomechanics and energetics of walking on uneven terrain
... calculate step widths, lengths and heights, as well as to identify successful steps in over-ground ...trials. Step parameters were calculated using the calcaneous markers on the two ...feet. Step ...
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Smooth pursuits decrease balance control during locomotion in young and older healthy females
... and step-width variability (Warren et ...2010). Step-width variability is of particular interest as it is linked to control of the bodies centre of mass (COM) on a step-to-step ...
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Locomotor patterns change over time during walking on an uneven surface
... speed, step width and step length constraints associated with remaining safely in the center of the treadmill belt, potentially influencing the dynamics and variability of walking patterns on first ...
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Medial part thickness of wearable device affecting running motion
... This paper reports negative effects on runner’s motions which are supported by an exoskeleton attached to his/her lower limbs. A wearable assistive device has generally been developed to support motions of a wearer, ...
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<p>Reference values of gait parameters measured with a plantar pressure platform in community-dwelling older Japanese adults</p>
... iii) step length, iv) step width, v) average foot pressure, vi) maximum foot pressure, vii) stance duration, viii) double-stance duration, ix) single- stance duration, and x) stride time (Figure ...
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Thompson_unc_0153M_17100.pdf
... hypothesis, step length and width exhibited a time-dependent return toward unperturbed ...However, step width variability and step length variability did not decrease from perturbation ...
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Medical, sensorimotor and cognitive factors associated with gait variability: A longitudinal population based study
... length, step width) and 2 temporal (step time, DST) gait measures were calculated as the standard deviations (SD) of all steps over the six walks as previously described (Callisaya et ...with ...
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Influence of low frequency vertical vibration on walking locomotion
... quency, step length, step width, angle of attack, end-of-step angle, trunk angle, and amplitude of the first forcing ...in step-by-step variability for the majority of ...
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Robot-assisted walking training for individuals with Parkinson’s disease: a pilot randomized controlled trial
... shorter step length, lower walking velocity and cadence, and larger step width, if compared to nor- mal subjects, but the robot training helped individuals to obtain a good recovery of gait in term ...
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Proposal of a new conceptual gait model for patients with Parkinson’s disease based on factor analysis
... for intermittent and continuous walking, respectively) (Galna et al. [21]). Not unexpect- edly, in Lord’s models [13, 14] “postural control” also presented the lowest percentage of variance when compared with the other ...
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