Walking on a Vertically Oscillating Platform with Simulated Gait Asymmetry
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Apparatus/Equipment
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Intrapersonal Coordination
3.2. Interpersonal Coordination
4. Discussion
4.1. Swing Time Asymmetry and PCI
4.2. Phase and Frequency Locking
4.3. Brace and Weight Asymmetry
4.4. Laminar Phase Lengths
4.5. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Age (Years) | Height (cm) | Leg Length (cm) | Mass (kg) | Ankle Mass (kg) | Treadmill Speed (m·s−1) | Stride Frequency (rad·sec−1) | Step Frequency (rad·sec−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23.5 ± 3.5 | 166 ± 11 | 69.75 ± 5.20 | 64.23 ± 10.5 | 1.93 ± 0.3 | 1.12 ± 0.10 | 5.60 ± 0.31 | 11.21 ± 0.62 |
Control | Brace | Weight | ||||
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With Oscillation | Without Oscillation | With Oscillation | Without Oscillation | With Oscillation | Without Oscillation | |
STA (%) | 1.26 ± 0.97 | 0.95 ± 0.88 | 1.49 ± 1.27 | 1.85 ± 1.32 | 3.63 ± 1.33 | 3.45 ± 1.53 |
PCI (%) | 2.86 ± 0.90 | 2.26 ± 0.57 | 3.09 ± 0.83 | 2.92 ± 0.86 | 4.63 ± 1.03 | 4.27 ± 1.17 |
(°) | 2.57 ± 1.14 | 1.97 ± 0.62 | 2.87 ± 1.07 | 2.87 ± 1.17 | 5.67 ± 1.63 | 5.46 ± 1.96 |
(%) | 1.44 ± 0.34 | 1.17 ± 0.26 | 1.50 ± 0.31 | 1.33 ± 0.30 | 1.48 ± 0.31 | 1.24 ± 0.21 |
Phase Locking (%) | 35.49 ± 33.27 | 44.47 ± 31.28 | 43.09 ± 33.21 | |||
Freq Locking (%) | 94.98 ± 17.79 | 88.94 ± 25.75 | 93.04 ± 19.20 |
Phase Locked [% of Trial] | λ | β | Laminar Phase Length | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weibull | Arithmetic | ||||
Control | 35.49 ± 33.27 | 0.375 | 0.565 | 9.278 | 11.413 |
Weight | 43.09 ± 33.21 | 0.480 | 0.505 | 8.401 | 10.362 |
Brace | 44.47 ± 31.28 | 0.380 | 0.625 | 6.723 | 8.897 |
SBSW * | 59.16 ± 17.41 | 0.335 | 0.750 | 5.175 | 7.387 |
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Alyami, M.; Nessler, J.A. Walking on a Vertically Oscillating Platform with Simulated Gait Asymmetry. Symmetry 2021, 13, 555. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13040555
Alyami M, Nessler JA. Walking on a Vertically Oscillating Platform with Simulated Gait Asymmetry. Symmetry. 2021; 13(4):555. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13040555
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlyami, Mashaer, and Jeff A. Nessler. 2021. "Walking on a Vertically Oscillating Platform with Simulated Gait Asymmetry" Symmetry 13, no. 4: 555. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13040555