Hello,
I am trying to find some papers that explore gait transitions and energetics on declines. Essentially, I am trying to figure out whether the preferred transition speed and energetically optimal transition would be the same or different during downhill walking to running. I am having a lot of trouble finding any references. The closest paper I found was: The cost of walking downhill: is the preferred gait energetically optimal?
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Michael
I do work on below knee prosthesis. We found out that old age will affect the gait cycle. I did so much research on this issue that you can access on researchgate
Read:
Article The transition between walking and running in humans: Metabo...
Hi Michael, the Margaria’s pioneering work of 1938 and the Minetti and cols’ article are essential material on the subject:
MINETTI, A.E., ARDIGO, L.P. & SAIBENE, F., 1994. The transition between walking and running in humans : metabolic and mechanical aspects at different gradients. Acta Physiol Scand 150, 315-323. Cheers, Leo.
Just read my article in world tribology congress and check transition to old age and gait cycle. It is explained theoretically and experimentally
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