Effect of Unilateral Knee Extension Restriction on the Lumbar Region during Gait

Figure 1

The ensemble average of all participants of sagittal trunk motion (a) lateral trunk motion (b) sagittal L4–5 internal joint moment (c) and lateral L4–5 internal joint moment (d) “Normal” denotes normal walking, and “15°” and “30°” indicate the condition concerning the right knee extension restriction. Time was normalized across the whole gait cycle of the right lower limb. The shaded regions indicate early stance of the bilateral lower limbs and peaks that were analysed statistically. and indicate a significant difference between the normal condition at and , respectively. † and ‡ indicate significant difference between 15° at and , respectively.

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