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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
The metabolic demand, using the relationship between speed and energy cost, and the optimal speed of walking, estimated by means of speed and energy cost per unit distance travelled, were studied in 16 post-polio subjects with lower limb affliction and 20 normal subjects with sedentary habits. It was observed that the post-polio subjects consumed higher energy than the normal persons at each walking speed between 0.28 and 1.26 m/s. The optimal speed of walking in post-polio subjects was lower than that of the normal persons and was associated with a higher energy demand per unit distance travelled. It was deduced that the post-polio subjects. not having used any assistive devices for a long time, have acquired severe degrees of disability which not only hindered their normal gait but also demanded extra energy from them.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0003-6870
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
259-62
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Metabolic energy demand and optimal walking speed in post-polio subjects with lower limb afflictions.
pubmed:affiliation
Bioengineering Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, University College of Medicine, Calcutta University, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article