Analysis of sway lumbo-pelvic in the gait at treadmill

Authors

  • Mario Adrian Misailidis Lerena Departamento de Educação Física-UNESP Rio Claro
  • Matheus Machado Gomes Departamento de Educação Física-UNESP Rio Claro
  • José Angelo Barela Departamento de Educação Física-UNESP Rio Claro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5016/57

Keywords:

Cinemática. Oscilação lumbo-pélvica. Marcha em esteira.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the lumbo-pelvic sway behavior on treadmill gait at both 1.2 m/s and 1.4 m/s speed conditions. Seven healthy subjects (four males and three females), mean age 26.2 (± 3.7) years old participated in this study. Following an adaptation period (3 minutes at self-selected speed), the treadmill speed was fitted to one of the speed conditions and the data acquisition started. For each speed condition, three acquisitions of 10 seconds duration each were made. Ten gait cycles were selected from each speed in order to analyze the data. The results showed that increasing gait speed increased the lumbo-pelvic sway and the lateral lumbar flexion. Also, the gait speed affected the pelvic rotation stability as indicated by the coefficient of variation.

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Published

2006-10-20

Issue

V. 12, N. 1 (2006)

Section

Original Articles

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