The effects of uphill and downhill walking on pelvic oscillations in the transverse plane

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Abstract
Pelvic rotation in the transverse plane is an energy-conserving mechanism employed during normal human locomotion. This mechanism functions to increase stride length and thereby decrease the cadence. The mechanism of pelvic rotation may be lost during the metabolically expensive exercise of ascending or descending slopes. Fourteen healthy young adults walked on a treadmill at 5 grades from 20% downhill to 20% uphill. Pelvic rotations in the transverse plane were measured. Pelvic rotation was not substantially affected during uphill and downhill walking over this range of grades.

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