Metabolic and Mechanical Energy Costs of Reducing Vertical Center of Mass Movement During Gait

• Published in: Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation Vol. 90; no. 1; pp. 136 - 144
• Main Authors: Gordon, Keith E., Ferris, Daniel P., Kuo, Arthur D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Biomechanical Phenomena - physiology; Biomechanics; Biomechanics. Biorheology; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Efficiency; Energy Metabolism - physiology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gait - physiology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Oxygen Consumption; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Rehabilitation; Tissues, organs and organisms biophysics; Walking; Walking - physiology; Biomechanics; COM; Walking; VFB; Efficiency; ANOVA; PSL; V̇ o 2; Rehabilitation; visual feedback; center of mass; preferred stride length; analysis of variance; oxygen consumption; Costs; Reeducation; Health economy; Orthopedics; Public health

Gordon KE, Ferris DP, Kuo AD. Metabolic and mechanical energy costs of reducing vertical center of mass movement during gait. To test the hypothesis that reducing vertical center of mass (COM) displacement will lower the metabolic cost of human walking. To examine changes in joint work associated wi...