ArticleFrontiers in physiology2019
Large Propulsion Demands Increase Locomotor Adaptation at the Expense of Step Length Symmetry.
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- Propulsive Force Modulation Drives Split-Belt Treadmill Adaptation in People with Multiple Sclerosis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Gait Adaptation to Asymmetric Hip Stiffness Applied by a Robotic Exoskeleton.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2024Article
- Gait adaptation to asymmetric hip stiffness applied by a robotic exoskeleton.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- Asymmetric walking on an incline affects aspects of positive mechanical work asymmetrically.Journal of biomechanics · 2022Article
- Contributions of spatial and temporal control of step length symmetry in the transfer of locomotor adaptation from a motorized to a non-motorized split-belt treadmill.Royal Society open science · 2021Article
- Using asymmetry to your advantage: learning to acquire and accept external assistance during prolonged split-belt walking.Journal of neurophysiology · 2021Article
- On Nonlinear Regression for Trends in Split-Belt Treadmill Training.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Augmenting propulsion demands during split-belt walking increases locomotor adaptation of asymmetric step lengths.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Article
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Abstract
There is an interest to identify factors facilitating locomotor adaptation induced by split-belt walking (i.e., legs moving at different speeds) because of its clinical potential. We hypothesized that augmenting braking forces, rather than propulsion forces, experienced at the feet would increase locomotor adaptation during and after split-belt walking. To test this, forces were modulated during split-belt walking with distinct slopes: incline (larger propulsion than braking), decline (larger braking than propulsion), and flat (similar propulsion and braking). Step length asymmetry was compared between groups because it is a clinically relevant measure robustly adapted on split-belt treadmills. Unexpectedly, the group with larger propulsion demands (i.e., the incline group) changed their gait the most during adaptation, reached their final adapted state more quickly, and had larger after-effects when the split-belt perturbation was removed. We also found that subjects who experienced larger disruptions of propulsion forces in early adaptation exhibited greater after-effects, which further highlights the catalytic role of propulsion forces on locomotor adaptation. The relevance of mechanical demands on shaping our movements was also indicated by the steady state split-belt behavior, during which each group recovered their baseline leg orientation to meet leg-specific force demands at the expense of step length symmetry. Notably, the flat group was nearly symmetric, whereas the incline and decline group overshot and undershot step length symmetry, respectively. Taken together, our results indicate that forces propelling the body facilitate gait changes during and after split-belt walking. Therefore, the particular propulsion demands to walk on a split-belt treadmill might explain the gait symmetry improvements in hemiparetic gait following split-belt training.
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