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Reducing the energy cost of walking in older adults using a passive hip flexion device
BACKGROUND: Elevated energy cost is a hallmark feature of gait in older adults. As such, older adults display a general avoidance of walking which contributes to declining health status and risk of morbidity. Exoskeletons offer a great potential for lowering the energy cost of walking, however their...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6794907/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31615535 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12984-019-0599-4 |