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ArticlePloS one2021

Does treadmill workstation use affect user's kinematic gait symmetry?

Paul Gonzalo Arauz, María-Gabriela García, Mauricio Velez, Cesar León, Francisco Velez, Bernard Martin

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Paul Gonzalo ArauzDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-8724-7035
María-Gabriela GarcíaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Mauricio VelezDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Cesar LeónDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Francisco VelezDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Bernard MartinDepartment of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America.

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Abstract

The effects of treadmill workstation use on kinematic gait symmetry and computer work performance remain unclear. The purpose of this pilot study was to analyze the effects of treadmill workstation use on lower body motion symmetry while performing a typing task when compared to overground and treadmill walking. The lower body motion of ten healthy adults (6 males and 4 females) was recorded by a motion capture system. Hip, knee, and ankle joint rotations were computed and compared for each condition. Despite comparable lower body kinematic gait asymmetries across conditions, asymmetric knee flexion motions at early gait cycle were only found in treadmill workstation users (left knee significantly more flexed than the right one). This demonstrates that the interaction between walking and another task is dependent on the task cognitive content. Our findings suggest that lower body kinematic gait symmetry may be influenced by the use of treadmill workstations.

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GaitRange of Motion, ArticularWalkingAdolescentAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaExercise TestFemaleHumansKnee JointLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsYoung Adult

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PMCPMC8670710

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