Effect of forward-directed aiding force on gait mechanics in healthy young adults while walking faster.

Journal: Gait & posture
Published Date: Jul 1, 2018

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Forces can be applied to people while they are walking on a treadmill in different ways that aid individuals to walk at faster walking speeds with potentially less effort. Forward-directed aiding forces (FAF) are a special class of aiding forces where "push" or "pull" forces are mechanically applied to the person's pelvis in the forward direction.

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  • Valdeci C Dionisio
    Physical Therapy Course, Federal University of Uberlandia, 1876 Benjamin Constant St, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. vcdionisio@gmail.com.
  • Christopher P Hurt
    Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA. Electronic address: cphurt@uab.edu.
  • David A Brown
    Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.

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