Headloading in Africa: Preliminary findings on the locomotor effects of occupational headload carriage
1986 ◽
Vol 42
(1)
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pp. 19-24
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Headload walking is widespread in Africa, potentially medically harmful, but poorly understood. The present pilot study reveals what portions of the locomotor pattern deserve detailed further study. Basically under the headload condition, shorter, quicker more mincing steps are taken, raising the energy cost of locomotion. Shock-absorption mechanisms are impaired. Propulsive mechanisms are altered.
1992 ◽
Vol 262
(5)
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pp. R771-R778
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2018 ◽
Vol 13
(1)
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pp. 57-64
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1999 ◽
Vol 31
(Supplement)
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pp. S250
2020 ◽
Vol 120
(3)
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pp. 551-566
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