Browsing by Subject "Gait Analysis"

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CONTRA-LATERAL KNEE JOINT FUNCTION IN MODERATE KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: AN ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION OF KNEE MUSCLE CO-CONTRACTION

Jones, Michelle Lauren

Unilateral knee osteoarthritis (OA) often progresses to bilateral disease, yet studies focused on joint function during walking often test the symptomatic knee only. The thesis objectives were: i) identify whether ...
Factors affecting knee joint muscle activation patterns during gait in individuals with knee osteoarthritis

Rutherford, Derek (2012-01-03)

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive disease and a leading cause of morbidity in older adults, resulting in severe mobility limitations. While the osteoligamentous and neuromuscular systems are altered in knee OA, ...
Hip abductor function in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis: Implications for medial compartment loading during gait

Rutherford, Derek; Hubley-Kozey, Cheryl; Stanish, William (Elsevier, 2014)

Background Hip abductor muscles generate moments of force that control lower extremity frontal plane motion. Strengthening these muscles has been a recent trend in therapeutic intervention studies for knee osteoarthritis. ...