Our Research
Development of Gait by Electromyography
- Application to Gait Analysis and Evaluation -
Infant Walking Acquisition
- Motion and EMG recordings from birth to age one -
Okamoto T., Okamoto K.: Electromyographic characteristics at the onset of independent walking in infancy case. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol, 41: 33-41, 2001.
Okamoto T., Okamoto K., Andrew PD.: Electromyographic study of newborn stepping in neonates and young infants. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol, 41: 289- 296, 2001.
Okamoto T., Okamoto K., Andrew PD.: Electromyographic developmental changes in one individual from newborn stepping to mature walking. Gait and Posture, 18-27, 2003.
The books which were quoted
Muscles Alive
Basmajian, J. V. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. 1974
Primate Morphophysiology, Locomotor Analyses and Human Bipedalism
Kondo, S. (Ed.) Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press. 1985
Motor Skills Acquisition in the First Year
Lois, B. Texas: Therapy Skill Builders. 1994
Development of Posture and Gait Across the Life Span
Woollacott, M. H., & Shumway-Cook, A. (Eds.) South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. 1989
Motor Contorol: Translating Research into Clinical Practice
Shumway-Cook, A., & Woollacott, M. H. Baltimoreļ¼Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2012
Research Methods in Biomechanics 2nd ed.
Robertson, D. G. E., & Kamen, G. et al. IL: Human Kinetics. 2013