Functional resistance training during walking: do biomechanical and neural effects differ based on targeted joints?

ABSTRACT: Devices for functional resistance training (FRT) during walking are often configured to resist the knee or both the hip and knee joints. Adding resistance to the hip in addition to the knee should alter the effects of training; however, these configurations have not been directly compared. We examined how FRT during walking differs during the knee or hip and knee conditions. Fourteen non-disabled individuals received FRT during treadmill walking with a device configured to provide a viscous resistance to the knee or the hip and knee during separate visits. Between these configurations, we compared gait kinetics, muscle activation, kinematic aftereffects, peripheral fatigue, and corticospinal excitability. Adding resistance to the hip increased hip flexion moment and concentric power during

SUBMITTER: Washabaugh EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11612632 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature