2001 Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 29-35
To find effective joint moments on walking with high speed, we measured joint moments in lower limbs for seven subjects during walking with different speed. Each subject walked on 7 m walking way with to types of walking speeds ranged from 30 to l40 m/min. We regarded each peak value of joint moments and walking speed as variables and calculated correlation coefficients among variables. As a result, linear relationships were recognized between walking speed and all peak values of joint moment except peak value of knee flexion moment during terminal stance. Peak value of hip joint moment increases greater than that of knee and ankle. Ankle planter flexion moment during terminal stance has small correlation coefficient with walking speed. These results suggest that hip joint moments are important for walking with high speed.
