Carlos De la Fuente, Alejandro Neira, Gustavo Torres, Rony Silvestre, Matias Roby, Roberto Yañez, Sofia Herrera, Virgina Martabit, Isabel McKay, Felipe P Carpes
Crutches can help with the locomotion of people with walking disorders or functional limitations. However, little is known about hip muscle activation during stair ascending using different crutch locomotion patterns in people without disorders and limitations. Thus, we determined the acute effects of elbow crutch locomotion on gluteus medius (GM) activity during stair ascending. This comparative analytic cross-sectional study enrolled ten healthy men (22.0 ± 0.47 years). Participants climbed up the stairs with elbow crutches using one or two crutches, with ipsilateral or contralateral use, and after loading or unloading a limb...
2022: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology