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Bridgewater State University

Journal

2017

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The Examination Of Hip Joint Kinematics With Iwalk In Walking Gait, Tyler Champagne Jan 2017

The Examination Of Hip Joint Kinematics With Iwalk In Walking Gait, Tyler Champagne

Undergraduate Review

The purpose of this study was to examine the kinematic movements of the lower limbs involved in walking with a new hands-free crutch known as iWalk, manufactured by iWalkFree Inc. Recently, this new crutch has been developed to reduce underarm stress from conventional crutches, and improve walking efficiency. This study examined the movements with the iWalk by simulating a lower limb injury to the right lower limb in ten healthy female individuals in order to evaluate the kinematics of walking gait, specifically the hip joint angle of the nonweight bearing limb. The results of the study showed a significant increase …


The Effects Of Ugg Boots On Lower Extremity Walking, Ariana Lafavre Jan 2017

The Effects Of Ugg Boots On Lower Extremity Walking, Ariana Lafavre

Undergraduate Review

UGG boots have become an increasingly popular choice in footwear. Women, especially, have bought UGG boots at a high rate, making the shoe one of the top footwear choices in today’s world. UGG boots can be described as a type of flat footwear and flat footwear does not provide medial longitudinal arch support on the bottom of the foot. This lack of support may cause foot injury due to over pronation in the subtalar joint. There was still the question of if UGG boots limits rear foot pronation movement. The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the …