Gait comparison of physically active and inactive children

• Published in: IISE Annual Conference. Proceedings pp. 121 - 126
• Main Authors: Khan, Somaiya Islam, Onal, Sinan, Cho, Sohyung, Smith, Bryan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Norcross Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Active control; Age; Ankle; Athletes; Biomechanics; Cardiovascular disease; Children & youth; Engineering; Force; Gait; Kinematics; Knee; Laboratories; Motion capture; Power; Software; Sports; Sports training; Statistical analysis; Training; Trucking industry; Variance analysis

Regular sports training requires repetitive motions of the lower and upper bodies that may result in musculoskeletal changes that generate different gait dysfunctions. However, whether repetitive motions during sports training affect gait in children is unknown. Here, gait patterns of physically act...