The study of human gait has expanded and diversified to the extent that it is now possible to
identify a substantive literature concerning a variety of gait tasks, such as gait initiation …

Over the years, various psychological theories have embraced notions of economy,
efficiency, or least effort to explain how complex movement sequences are organized and …

Accurate 3D pathfinding for multiple locomotion types is crucial for indoor applications. Many
of the existing methods rely on the correct topology or the rich semantics of the indoor space …

Fifteen young and 15 older healthy adults walked and crossed obstacles with heights of
10%, 20% and 30% of their leg lengths while their kinematic data were measured with a …

Objective: To study the ability of subjects with stroke to successfully step over an obstacle
during ambulation. Setting: A geriatric rehabilitation unit in a tertiary referral hospital …

BACKGROUND: Foot-ground clearance during the gait cycle swing phase is a critical
locomotor adaptation to uneven terrain and non-optimal lower limb control has been linked …

Said CM, Goldie PA, Patla AE, Sparrow WA. Effect of stroke on step characteristics of
obstacle crossing. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001; 82: 1712-9. Objective: To compare spatial …

Factors that influence gait adjustments in active and sedentary older adults were examined
in this study. Fifty-five older adults (60–85 years) completed a series of physical activity and …

Background. Falls in older individuals are a major public health issue because of the
financial cost of surgery and rehabilitation and the human cost of associated pain and …

The aim of this study was to compare the locomotor behavior of people with Parkinson's
disease (PD) and healthy older adults during obstacle negotiation, both in the approaching …