THE PHASES OF THE STRIDE AND THEIR INTERACTION IN HUMAN GAIT

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  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 12  (3) , 107-112
Abstract
The temporal relations between the phases of the stride were investigated in 23 subjects of both sexes, age 20-70 yr. They were requested to walk freely at 5 different speeds, from very slow to very fast. Equations defining the relations between the different phases of the stride were set up, as were equations of regression for stride length and cadence vs. velocity, for cadence vs. stride length and for the phases of the stride vs. stride duration. The equations may be used to predict expected values from known velocities and stride durations in pathological cases and help to explain the interaction between different phases of the stride. In pathological cases they may be used for a better understanding of the dynamic relations between the primary disturbance and the compensating postural reactions.