Effects of visual real-time feedback during decline walking on gait parameters: a crossover randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Developing osteoarthritis is influenced by the control of dynamic functional leg alignment and biomechanical load. While research on level walking with load-related feedback has sparked treatment innovations, there is limited knowledge about the effects of feedback during downhill walking on gait kinematics and kinetics. The potential of external feedback for neuromuscular knee control is unexplored. We examined if real-time feedback affects frontal knee range of motion and load ratio during downhill walking on a treadmill compared to self-paced and matched speed walking.

Methods

Twenty-eight healthy participants aged 18 to 35 years performed gait trials with 10° declination on an instrumented treadmill under four conditions: (a) self-paced walking, (b) self-paced

SUBMITTER: Widhalm K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12838476 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature