Challenging gait leads to stronger lower-limb kinematic synergies: The effects of walking within a more narrow pathway

• Published in: Neuroscience letters Vol. 600; pp. 110 - 114
• Main Authors: Rosenblatt, N.J., Latash, M.L., Hurt, C.P., Grabiner, M.D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 23.07.2015
• Subjects: Biomechanical Phenomena; Exercise - physiology; Exercise Test; Female; Frontal plane; Gait - physiology; Humans; Lower Extremity - physiology; Male; Swing limb control; Synergy; Uncontrolled manifold analysis; Walking - physiology; Young Adult; Synergy; Uncontrolled manifold analysis; Frontal plane; Swing limb control

•We quantify synergies in joint configuration space stabilizing the mediolateral swing foot trajectory.•Walking within a more narrow pathway results in stronger synergies at midswing.•Strong synergies at midswing may help prevent between-limb collisions during gait. Previous studies using the uncont...