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Sit-to-stand-and-walk from 120% Knee Height: A Novel Approach to Assess Dynamic Postural Control Independent of Lead-limb
Published on: August 30, 2016
Development of independent walking in toddlers
Yuri P Ivanenko1, Nadia Dominici, Francesco Lacquaniti
1Department of Neuromotor Physiology, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy. y.ivanenko@hsantalucia.it
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
|April 10, 2007
Abstract:
Surprisingly, despite millions of years of bipedal walking evolution, the gravity-related pendulum mechanism of walking does not seem to be implemented at the onset of independent walking, requiring each toddler to develop it. We discuss the precursor of the mature locomotor pattern in infants as an optimal starting point strategy for gait maturation.
