| Description |
xiii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Human locomotion -- The evolution of human walking -- Kinematics of normal walking -- Kinetics of walking -- Energetics of walking -- Muscle -- Development of gait -- Gait adaptations in adulthood: pregnancy, aging, and alcoholism -- Walking for health -- Gait analysis: clinical application -- Prosthetics -- Simulation of gait -- The next step: restoring walking after paralysis -- Ten important take home lessons about walking |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Walking.
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Locomotion -- physiology.
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Walking -- physiology.
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Biomechanics
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Gait -- physiology.
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| Author |
Gamble, James Gibson.
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Rose, Jessica.
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| LC no. |
2005022885 |
| ISBN |
0781759544 |
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