To average trials and compare gait initiation and walking, we first defined the normalized cycles.
To limit the effects of any movement artefact, local field potential power during walking was normalized (as was rest local field potential power when compared with walking local field potential power).
The normalized maximum plantar load showed a significant bilateral decrease during walking with an FWW-AR regardless of the forearm support height when compared with walking without an FWW-AR (P<0.05).
In contrast with the results for the normalized maximum plantar load, the maximum forearm load was significantly higher during walking with the elbow at D90 than at D130 (P<0.05).
To account for the effects of animal size and walking velocity, stride length, step width, percentage stance time, and the single-limb support phase were normalized to the predicted gait profile of weight- and velocity-matched naïve Lewis rats.
ES muscle bursts were normalized in amplitude under each condition, with the maximum of the first walking cycle for gait initiation and with the maximum of each cycle for walking.
The results are normalized relative to the LOS signal which is the first position where the Tx and Rx antennas have a LOS path when walking starts.
Walking (gait examination).
Supporting bicycling and walking.
