Because the hip joint provides about 40-50 percent of the total average positive power for walking, injuries to this joint, or to the spine, can have a drastic impact on walking capabilities. Between total hip replacements, stroke, and other gait deteriorating injuries, there is already a significant population of patients with mobility deficits involving...

Background Permanent deformation of the tendons surrounding the ankle joint can occur in individuals suffering from chronic ankle instability (CAI), which is a long-term disability that can result from recurrent ankle sprains. Lateral ankle buckling causes sudden instances of ankle inversion-eversion (IE) in the frontal plane, which creates excessive...

Workers, such as freight, stock, and warehouse personnel, perform continuous strenuous tasks such as packing, shelving, and unloading, on a daily basis. Because these tasks are both strenuous and repetitive, physical complications such as muscle fatigue, lower back injuries, and upper back injuries often develop in these workers. This results in reduced...