title: Walking and running on the circular treadmill: transition speed and podokinetic aftereffects.
abstract: The author compared 10 participants' self-selected walk-to-run transition speeds on a standard treadmill with those on a circular treadmill. The speed of the outer limb at walk-to-run transition on the circular treadmill and on the standard treadmill were very similar. Adaptive aftereffects from running and walking on the circular treadmill were also similar. When asked to step in place without vision, all participants inadvertently turned in circles following walking or running on the treadmill. The results of the present study suggest that the mechanisms controlling walk-to-run transitions are similar for the standard and circular treadmills and demonstrate the robust generalizability of locomotor aftereffects from running to walking. Adaptive control of speed, form, and direction may therefore share similar mechanisms for walking and running.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, Program in Physical Therapy, 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Campus Box 8502, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA. earhartg@wustl.edu
authors.forename: Gammon M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Earhart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012420:Running; D013997:Time Factors; D016138:Walking