Local Dynamic Stability of Self-Paced Treadmill Walking Versus Fixed-Speed Treadmill Walking

The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of gait stability induced by treadmill accelerations during self-paced treadmill walking (SPW). Local dynamic stability of three-dimensional (3D) upper body accelerations and hip angles were quantified. The results demonstrated that SPW was more...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of biomechanical engineering 2020-04, Vol.142 (4)
Hauptverfasser: Qian, Yuyang, Yang, Kaiming, Zhu, Yu, Wang, Wei, Wan, Chenhui
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of gait stability induced by treadmill accelerations during self-paced treadmill walking (SPW). Local dynamic stability of three-dimensional (3D) upper body accelerations and hip angles were quantified. The results demonstrated that SPW was more unstable and had higher risk of falling than fixed-speed treadmill walking (FSW) under the impact of treadmill accelerations. The frequency domain analysis of treadmill speed indicated that intrastride treadmill speed variation was the dominating cause of the instability, and self-paced control strategies which can reduce the intrastride variation may achieve higher gait stability during SPW.
ISSN:0148-0731
1528-8951
1528-8951
DOI:10.1115/1.4045595