Modulation of work and power by the human lower-limb joints with increasing steady-state locomotion speed
Modulation of work and power by the human lower-limb joints with increasing steady-state locomotion speed
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DOI:
10.1242/jeb.119156
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发表时间:
2015-08-01
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2.8
通讯作者:
Pandy, Marcus G.
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Schache, Anthony G.;Brown, Nicholas A. T.;Pandy, Marcus G.
We investigated how the human lower-limb joints modulate work and power during walking and running on level ground. Experimental data were recorded from seven participants for a broad range of steady-state locomotion speeds (walking at 1.59 +/- 0.09 m s(-1) to sprinting at 8.95 +/- 0.70 m s(-1)). We calculated hip, knee and ankle work and average power (i.e. over time), along with the relative contribution from each joint towards the total (sum of hip, knee and ankle) amount of work and average power produced by the lower limb. Irrespective of locomotion speed, ankle positive work was greatest during stance, whereas hip positive work was greatest during swing. Ankle positive work increased with faster locomotion until a running speed of 5.01 +/- 0.11 m s(-1), where it plateaued at similar to 1.3 J kg(-1). In contrast, hip positive work during stance and swing, as well as knee negative work during swing, all increased when running speed progressed beyond 5.01 +/- 0.11 m s(-1). When switching from walking to running at the same speed (similar to 2.0 m s(-1)), the ankle's contribution to the average power generated (and positive work done) by the lower limb during stance significantly increased from 52.7 +/- 10.4% to 65.3 +/- 7.5% (P=0.001), whereas the hip's contribution significantly decreased from 23.0 +/- 9.7% to 5.5 +/- 4.6% (P=0.004). With faster running, the hip's contribution to the average power generated (and positive work done) by the lower limb significantly increased during stance (P