Daniela De Bartolo, Marzieh Borhanazad, Marije Goudriaan, Annike Bekius, Coen S Zandvoort, Annemieke I Buizer, Daniela Morelli, Carla Assenza, R Jeroen Vermeulen, Brian H M Martens, Marco Iosa, Nadia Dominici
This longitudinal study investigated the impact of the first independent steps on harmonic gait development in unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing (TD) children. We analysed the gait ratio values (GR) by comparing the duration of stride/stance, stance/swing and swing/double support phases. Our investigation focused on identifying a potential trend towards the golden ratio value of 1.618, which has been observed in the locomotion of healthy adults as a characteristic of harmonic walking. Locomotor ability was assessed in both groups at different developmental stages: before and after the emergence of independent walking...
April 20, 2024: Human Movement Science