Kinematic and EMG Responses to Pelvis and Leg Assistance Force during Treadmill Walking in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Figure 5

Average of integrated EMG area during stance phase (i.e., from heel strike to mid-stance, when the pelvis assistance force was applied), (a), and during swing phase (i.e., from late stance, 10% before toe-off, to mid-swing), (b), at 4 different loading conditions, that is, baseline, pelvis assistance only, leg assistance only, and combined pelvis and leg assistance, is shown. The bar and error bar indicate the mean and standard deviation of the integrated EMG area across subjects for each load condition. Asterisk () indicates significant effect of treatment.

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