ReviewBioMed research international2014
Human locomotion under reduced gravity conditions: biomechanical and neurophysiological considerations.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Influence of body weight unloading on human gait characteristics: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2018Pooled it
- Overground walking patterns after chronic incomplete spinal cord injury show distinct response patterns to unloading.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- Kinetics and Muscle Activity Patterns during Unweighting and Reloading Transition Phases in Running.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Hypogravity simulation using the Variable Gravity Suspension System: A technical report.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Reoptimization of single-joint motor patterns to non-Earth gravity torques induced by a robotic exoskeleton.iScience · 2023Article
- Hypogravity modeling of upper extremities: an investigation of manual handling in the workplace.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Human movement in simulated hypogravity-Bridging the gap between space research and terrestrial rehabilitation.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- An Empirical and Subjective Model of Upper Extremity Fatigue Under Hypogravity.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Body Weight Control Is a Key Element of Motor Control for Toddlers' Walking.Frontiers in network physiology · 2022Article
- Gastrocnemius medialis contractile behavior during running differs between simulated Lunar and Martian gravities.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Use of Pressure-Measuring Insoles to Characterize Gait Parameters in Simulated Reduced-Gravity Conditions.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Modulation of spatial and temporal modules in lower limb muscle activations during walking with simulated reduced gravity.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- TheJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2020Article
- Walking on the Moon: A randomized clinical trial on the role of lower body positive pressure treadmill training in post-stroke gait impairment.Journal of advanced research · 2020Article
- Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of a Body Weight Support System.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2020Article
- Fore-aft resistance applied at the center of mass using a novel robotic interface proportionately increases propulsive force generation in healthy nonimpaired individuals walking at a constant speed.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Sherlock Holmes and the curious case of the human locomotor central pattern generator.Journal of neurophysiology · 2018Review
- Minimizing Postural Demands of Walking While Still Emphasizing Locomotor Force Generation for Nonimpaired Individuals.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2018Article
- Human Locomotion in Hypogravity: From Basic Research to Clinical Applications.Frontiers in physiology · 2017Review
- Human Biomechanical and Cardiopulmonary Responses to Partial Gravity - A Systematic Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2017Review
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Abstract
Reduced gravity offers unique opportunities to study motor behavior. This paper aims at providing a review on current issues of the known tools and techniques used for hypogravity simulation and their effects on human locomotion. Walking and running rely on the limb oscillatory mechanics, and one way to change its dynamic properties is to modify the level of gravity. Gravity has a strong effect on the optimal rate of limb oscillations, optimal walking speed, and muscle activity patterns, and gait transitions occur smoothly and at slower speeds at lower gravity levels. Altered center of mass movements and interplay between stance and swing leg dynamics may challenge new forms of locomotion in a heterogravity environment. Furthermore, observations in the lack of gravity effects help to reveal the intrinsic properties of locomotor pattern generators and make evident facilitation of nonvoluntary limb stepping. In view of that, space neurosciences research has participated in the development of new technologies that can be used as an effective tool for gait rehabilitation.
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