An evaluation of the heel strike transient in obese young adults during walking gait

Highlights • Obese individuals have a greater incidence of heelstrike transient during walking. • Heelstrike transient dichotomously identifies individuals with high loading rates. • Walking speed influences heelstrike transient detection.

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Published in:Gait & posture 2016-09, Vol.49, p.181-183
Main Authors: Pamukoff, Derek N, Dudley, Robert I, Vakula, Michael N, Blackburn, J. Troy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biomechanical Phenomena
Body Mass Index
Case-Control Studies
Female
Gait - physiology
Ground reaction force
Heel
Humans
Knee
Loading rate
Male
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Obesity - physiopathology
Orthopedics
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, Knee - etiology
Risk Factors
Walking - physiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • Obese individuals have a greater incidence of heelstrike transient during walking. • Heelstrike transient dichotomously identifies individuals with high loading rates. • Walking speed influences heelstrike transient detection.
ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.07.001