The mechanical efficiency of heel toe and toe walking

Craig Childs; L. C. Eve; R. O. Robinson; A. P. Shortland

doi:10.1016/S0966-6362(02)00097-8

The mechanical efficiency of heel toe and toe walking

Craig Childs, L. C. Eve, R. O. Robinson, A. P. Shortland

Biomedical Engineering

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Abstract

The mechanical work required for children to walk using heel-toe and toe walking styles was measured. Even though there are reported benefits in reduced distal muscle power at push off, a significant increase in energy is required over the whole gait cycle for toe walking compared to heel-toe walking.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	s145-s146
Number of pages	2
Journal	Gait and Posture
Volume	16
Issue number	Supplement 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0966-6362(02)00097-8
Publication status	Published - 16 Sept 2002
Event	European Society for Movement analysis in Adults and Children - ESMAC 2002 - Leuven, Belgium Duration: 16 Sept 2002 → 21 Sept 2002

Keywords

posture
walking
biomechanics
feet
mechanical efficiency

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The mechanical efficiency of heel toe and toe walking

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