Have you undergone ACL reconstruction surgery? Do you want to correct your gait?
Study Title: Assessment of Gait Adaptation due to an Asymmetric Walking Protocol
Purpose: To learn how individuals adopt new gait dynamics in response to altered gait patterns.
To accomplish this goal, we will use an instrumented split-belt treadmill, 12 camera motion capture system, and wearable sensors to measure joint motion and muscle function during an asymmetric walking protocol.
Participant Restrictions: Participants must be between the ages of 14 and 40 years old. We are currently accepting participants that have undergone ACL reconstruction within the past year. ACL reconstruction participants must have been cleared to return to walking and running activities by their physician. Participants will be excluded if they are unable to walk for extended periods of time.
Study Summary: Participants will be asked to wear spandex shorts and a spandex top for data collections. They will have the choice of supplying their own or borrowing a set from the lab.
Before beginning, participants will be outfitted with motion capture markers and wireless EMG sensors. During the data collection they will perform walking trials, with some of the walking trials being performed with asymmetric speeds between limbs (one treadmill belt will be moving faster than the other).
Research Location: The research study will be conducted in the Human Performance
Laboratory located in Gampel 104, in Gampel Pavilion on the UConn Storrs Campus.
Time Commitment: Two sessions one month apart. Each session will be approximately 2 hours.
Payment Amount: $125.00
For More Information Contact: Noah Davidson (noah.davidson@uconn.edu)
IRB #: H21-0176
For more information, contact: Noah Davidson at noah.davidson@uconn.edu