Motorized treadmills are commonly used in biomechanical and clinical studies of human
walking. Whether treadmill walking induces identical motor responses to overground …

Young, healthy adults walking at typical preferred speeds use step-by-step adjustments of
step width to appropriately redirect their center of mass motion and ensure mediolateral …

Background Cognitive, sensory, and biomechanical factors may affect gait of older adults.
Among biomechanical factors, reduced pelvis and trunk range of motion (ROM) were …

Objective The purposes of this study were to investigate the combined effects of age and
obesity on gait and to analyze the relationship between age and obesity on ankle muscle …

Background The ability to walk is crucial for maintaining independence and a high quality of
life among older adults. Although gait characteristics have been extensively studied in older …

Objective To evaluate the effect of imposed faster and slower walking speeds on postural
stability in people with Parkinson disease (PD). Design Cross-sectional cohort study. Setting …

Background Ageing brings profound changes in walking gait. For example, older adults
reduce the modification of pelvic and trunk kinematics with walking speed. However, the …

Typically gait speed decreases and gait variability increases in elderly. The aim of this study
was to define the influence of energy cost of walking on gait speed and of health-related …

Background and purpose: Falls are a major health concern after stroke. Spatial and
temporal gait asymmetry and variability can contribute to instability and increased fall risk in …

Introduction: Many falls in older adults occur during walking and result in lateral falls. The
ability to perform a recovery step after balance perturbation determines whether a fall will …