title: Temporospatial and kinematic gait alterations during treadmill walking with body weight suspension.
abstract: Our purpose was to analyze the effects of selected levels of body weight support (BWS) on lower extremity kinematics of normal subjects at a predetermined treadmill speed. Seventeen non-disabled volunteers walked on a treadmill at 1.25 ms(-1). Temporospatial and kinematic data were collected while various support levels were applied (Minimal, 10, 30, 50 and 70% BWS). Compared to 10% BWS, significant temporospatial and kinematic changes were induced by 50 and 70% BWS. Fewer differences were induced by 30% BWS compared to 10% BWS. We concluded that gait patterns of unimpaired subjects are significantly changed by 50 and 70% BWS.
authors.affiliation: Biodynamics Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA. jthrel@creighton.edu
authors.forename: A Joseph
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Threlkeld
authors.forename: Lance D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Brock P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Monger
authors.forename: Aric N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Craven
authors.forename: Howard G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Haupt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000502:physiology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006615:Hip / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology*