On earth, body weight is an inherent constraint, and accordingly, load-regulating
mechanisms play an important role in terrestrial locomotion. How do toddlers deal with the …

This article describes developmental changes in gait velocity and relates these changes to
gait parameters that index postural stability (step width and lateral acceleration) and two …

Models of human gait are based on adult locomotion. CE Bauby and AD Kuo (2000)
proposed that adults rely on passive mechanisms at the spinal level to control motion in the …

The planar law of inter-segmental co-ordination we described may emerge from the
coupling of neural oscillators between each other and with limb mechanical oscillators …

This study measured the rate of acquisition of head and trunk postural control during the two
early developmental periods of independent walking, as defined by global gait parameters …

In adults, locomotor movements are accommodated to various support surface conditions by
means of specific anticipatory locomotor adjustments and changes in the intersegmental …

This study investigated infants' ability to adapt to experimentally induced changes in their
body dimensions at walk onset, and how this ability is affected by increased walking …

This chapter discusses the constraints that influence the development of the fundamental
locomotion skills of walking, running, and jumping. The initial movement pattern of …

This study examined the strategy used by new walkers to cope with the dual task of keeping
balance and progressing forward. While symmetry of gait behavior was usually assumed in …

When a toddler starts to walk without support, gait kinematics and electromyographic (EMG)
activity differ from those of older children and the body displays considerable oscillations …