Trial reportScientific reports2018
Modulation of gluteus medius activity reflects the potential of the muscle to meet the mechanical demands during perturbed walking.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- The effect of gluteal Kinesio-Taping on ankle function, dynamic balance, and electromyographic activity of gluteal muscles in male soccer players with chronic ankle instability: a randomized clinical trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Minimum Electromyography Sensor Set Needed to Identify Age-Related Impairments in the Neuromuscular Control of Walking Using the Dynamic Motor Control Index.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Simulating the effect of ankle plantarflexion and inversion-eversion exoskeleton torques on center of mass kinematics during walking.PLoS computational biology · 2023Article
- Muscular and Kinematic Responses to Unexpected Translational Balance Perturbation: A Pilot Study in Healthy Young Adults.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Roles of Mono- and Bi-articular Muscles in Human Limbs: Two-joint Link Model and Applications.Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England) · 2022Review
- Small directional treadmill perturbations induce differential gait stability adaptation.Journal of neurophysiology · 2022Article
- Improvement in gait stability in older adults after ten sessions of standing balance training.PloS one · 2022Article
- Similar sensorimotor transformations control balance during standing and walking.PLoS computational biology · 2021Article
- Perspective on musculoskeletal modelling and predictive simulations of human movement to assess the neuromechanics of gait.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2021Review
- Augmented Hip Proprioception Influences Mediolateral Foot Placement During Walking.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2021Article
- Altered active control of step width in response to mediolateral leg perturbations while walking.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Fast responses to stepping-target displacements when walking.The Journal of physiology · 2020Article
- Knee abduction moment is predicted by lower gluteus medius force and larger vertical and lateral ground reaction forces during drop vertical jump in female athletes.Journal of biomechanics · 2020Article
- Biomechanics of In-Stance Balancing Responses Following Outward-Directed Perturbation to the Pelvis During Very Slow Treadmill Walking Show Complex and Well-Orchestrated Reaction of Central Nervous System.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2020Article
- EMG-Informed Musculoskeletal Modeling to Estimate Realistic Knee Anterior Shear Force During Drop Vertical Jump in Female Athletes.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2019Article
- Biarticular muscles are most responsive to upper-body pitch perturbations in human standing.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
Mediolateral stability during walking can be controlled by adjustment of foot placement. Reactive activity of gluteus medius (GM) is modulated during the gait cycle. However, the mechanisms behind the modulation are yet unclear. We measured reactive GM activity and kinematics in response to a mediolateral platform translation during different phases of the gait cycle. Forward simulations of perturbed walking were used to evaluate the isolated effect of the perturbation and the GM response on gait stability. We showed that the potential of GM to adjust lateral foot placement and prevent collisions during swing varies during the gait cycle and explains the observed modulation. The observed increase in stance, swing or combined GM activity causes an outward foot placement and therefore compensates for the loss of stability caused by a perturbation early in the gait cycle. GM activity of the swing leg in response to a platform translation late in the gait cycle counteracts foot placement, but prevents collision of the swing foot with the stance leg. This study provides insights in the neuromechanics of reactive control of gait stability and proposes a novel method to distinguish between the effect of perturbation force and reactive muscle activity on gait stability.
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