The act of walking involves the complex interaction of muscle forces on bones, rotations
through multiple joints, and physical forces that act on the body. Walking also requires motor …

Aim: To investigate mechanical work, efficiency, and antagonist muscle co‐activation with a
view to better understand the cause of the elevated metabolic cost of walking (CW) in older …

In isolated, sporadic dystonia, it has been occasionally reported that some patients might
undergo symptom remission. However, the exact clinical characteristics of patients with …

The energy cost of walking (C) in nine chronic hemiparetic patients was calculated by
measuring the total mechanical work (Wtot) done by the muscles and the efficiency of this …

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the increased energy cost of amputee
gait could be accounted for by an increase in the mechanical work dissipated during the …

Center of mass displacement during gait has frequently been used as an indicator of gait
efficiency or as a complement to standard gait analysis. With technological advances …

This preliminary study presents the development and testing of an instrumented treadmill
device measuring the ground reaction forces (GRFs) and the feasibility of using this force …

Bennett BC, Abel MF, Wolovick A, Franklin T, Allaire PE, Kerrigan DC. Center of mass
movement and energy transfer during walking in children with cerebral palsy. OBJECTIVE …

Walking is a very common activity for the human body. It is so common that the
musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems are optimized to have the minimum energetic …

The movement of the centre of mass in the vertical and lateral directions during gait in
children with myelomeningocele was analyzed. The children were classified into five groups …