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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Jin L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6447628 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20190403 1
Progression of age can influence gait characteristics. Previous research has investigated lower extremity joint mechanics between young and elderly people in locomotion, however little is known about whether differences exist between young and middle age people. Ten young healthy subjects (22.8 ± 5.3 years) and ten middle age healthy subjects (50.7 ± 6.0 years) engaged in treadmill walking (from 0.8 to 2.0 m/s) and running (from 1.8 to 3.8 m/s). The middle age group had higher ankle plantar flex ...[more]