Whitall J, Caldwell G E
Department of Physical Education and Dance, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
J Mot Behav. 1992 Dec;24(4):339-53. doi: 10.1080/00222895.1992.9941630.
Most human gait forms assume symmetrical, alternating patterns of interlimb coordination (e.g., crawling, walking, running). Human galloping is a notable exception. In contrast to extensive information on galloping in animals, little is known about this gait in humans. Therefore, kinematic and topographical analyses of running and galloping were undertaken to investigate the manner in which the lower limbs are uncoupled to produce this asymmetrical gait. Seven adult females were filmed while running and galloping at their preferred speed. Analysis of the gaits revealed differences in the following: (a) preferred speed, (b) coupling between upper- and lower-limb girdles, and (c) point of foot fall (end-point trajectories). In contrast to clear differences in interlimb coordination, intralimb coordination was remarkably similar across gaits, although when galloping was adopted, the rear leg did show more variable change than the front leg.
大多数人类步态形式呈现出对称、交替的肢体间协调模式（如爬行、行走、奔跑）。人类的疾驰是一个显著的例外。与关于动物疾驰的大量信息相比，人们对人类的这种步态知之甚少。因此，对奔跑和疾驰进行了运动学和地形学分析，以研究下肢如何解耦以产生这种不对称步态。七名成年女性以她们偏好的速度奔跑和疾驰时被拍摄下来。对步态的分析揭示了以下差异：（a）偏好速度，（b）上肢和下肢带之间的耦合，以及（c）脚落地的点（端点轨迹）。与肢体间协调的明显差异形成对比的是，尽管采用疾驰时后腿确实比前腿表现出更多的变化，但不同步态之间的肢体内部协调非常相似。
