J Korean Acad Rehabil Med.  2003 Dec;27(6):952-957.

Kinematic Gait Analysis of Ramp Walking in Normal Adult

• Bae H
• Park CI
• Shin JC
• Kim YW
• Roh JL
• Jang JH

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To investigate the characteristics of ramp walking. METHOD: The sagittal kinematic and temporospatial data of ramp and level walking were obtained by a motion analyzer for ten healthy young adults. RESULTS: Compared with the values of level walking, the range of motion of ankle at all degrees for up-hill walking and the ROM of hip at 20o down-hill and all degrees for up-hill walking were significantly different (p<0.05). The peak dorsiflexion of ankle at 20o of up-hill and at 20o down-hill walking increased significantly (p<0.05) and peak plantar flexion of ankle at all degrees of up-hill walking increased significantly (p<0.05). The peak flexion of knee at 20o of up-hill walking increased significantly (p<0.05) and peak extension of knee at 20o of up-hill and down-hill walking also increased significantly (p<0.05). The peak flexion angles of hip at all degrees for up and down-hill walking were significantly different (p<0.05) and peak extension angles of hip at 10o of up-hill walking increased significantly (p<0.05). The temporospatial data showed no significant difference. CONCLUSION: Ramp walking showed a different kinematic gait pattern. So, this study may be useful to evaluate the effect of gait training on the ramp and pathologic gait patterns.

Keyword

Ramp walking; Kinematic analysis; Gait

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Ankle
Architectural Accessibility*
Gait*
Hip
Humans
Knee
Range of Motion, Articular
Walking*
Young Adult