Background Motor intervention plays an important role in reducing the disabilities of Down syndrome (DS). A lack of balance and postural control has created motor problems in DS patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of backward walking on postural stability of DS patients. Materials and Methods Sixteen DS children with 8-10 age range were selected by convenience s...

In this paper, we studied numerically both kinematic and dynamic models of a biologically inspired mammal-like octopod robot walking with a tetrapod gait. Three different nonlinear oscillators were used to drive the robot’s legs working as central pattern generators. In addition, also a new, relatively simple and efficient model was proposed and investigated. The introduced model of the gait ge...

This paper describes a novel control algorithm for dynamic walking of biped humanoid robots. For the test platform, we developed KHR-2 (KAIST Humanoid Robot-2) according to our design philosophy. KHR-2 has many sensory devices analogous to human sensory organs which are particularly useful for biped walking control. First, for the biped walking motion, the motion control architecture is built a...

Biped locomotion generated by control methods based on Zero-Moment Point (ZMP) has been achieved and its efficacy for stable walking, where ZMP-based walking does not include the falling state, has been verified extensively. The walking control that does not depend on ZMP – we call it dynamical walking – can be used in walking that utilizes kicks by toes, which looks natural but is vulnerable t...

Dog walking is associated with higher levels of physical activity (PA). However, not all dog owners walk their dog(s) at a level sufficient for health benefits. Therefore, identifying correlates of dog walking may help to inform the design of more effective interventions to promote this specific form of PA. The purpose of this study was to examine psychosocial and environmental correlates of do...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To examine the relation between adults' perceptions of the social and physical environment and their self reported walking behaviour. DESIGN Cross sectional survey. SETTING England. PARTICIPANTS A national sample of 4265 adults aged 16-74 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Self reported walking behaviour was categorised into two dichotomous variables: (a) any reported walking ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Nordic walking and walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force. [Subjects] The subjects of this study were 30 young adult males, who were divided into a Nordic walking group of 15 subjects and a walking group of 15 subjects. [Methods] To analyze the spatiotemporal parameters and ground reaction force d...

OBJECTIVE To explore the relationships between perceived limitations in walking-related daily activities, walking ability (capacity), and the amount of daily walking (performance) in persons affected by leprosy and to identify their determinants. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS Thirty-nine persons affected by leprosy. METHODS Perceived limitations were assessed with the World Hea...

OBJECTIVE To systematically review the available evidence on the efficacy of walking training associated with virtual reality-based training in patients with stroke. The specific questions were: Is walking training associated with virtual reality-based training effective in increasing walking speed after stroke? Is this type of intervention more effective in increasing walking speed, than non-v...