Cheung Chi-Kin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-60). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Cheung Chi-Kin. / Acknowledgement --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.viii / List of Tables --- p.ix / Introduction --- p.1 / Statement of Problem --- p.3 / Research Questions --- p.4 / Significance of the Study --- p.4 / Theoretical contribution --- p.4 / Practical contribution --- p.5 / Review of Literature --- p.6 / Physiological Studies regarding Load Carriage --- p.6 / Energy expenditure --- p.7 / Heart rate --- p.7 / Comparison between physiological studies and biomechanical studies regarding load carrying --- p.8 / Motor Control during Load Carrying --- p.10 / Gait Pattern --- p.11 / Gait pattern under load carrying --- p.11 / Walking velocity --- p.13 / Treadmill vs. overground walking --- p.13 / Trunk Posture --- p.15 / Electromyographic Activity --- p.16 / EMG and muscle force --- p.17 / EMG and fatigue --- p.18 / EMG during load carrying --- p.19 / Load Carrying Studies in Children --- p.21 / Methodology --- p.24 / Design --- p.24 / Subject --- p.24 / Instrumentation --- p.25 / Motion analysis --- p.25 / Electromyography --- p.25 / Heart rate measurement --- p.26 / School bag --- p.26 / Experimental Set-up --- p.27 / Procedures --- p.27 / Data Reduction --- p.29 / Gait parameters --- p.29 / Trunk posture --- p.31 / Electromyographic analysis --- p.32 / Heart rate --- p.34 / Data Analysis --- p.34 / Results --- p.35 / Gait Pattern --- p.35 / Trunk Posture --- p.36 / Electromyographic Activity --- p.37 / Channel 1 --- p.37 / Channel 2 --- p.37 / Channel 3 --- p.38 / Heart Rate --- p.38 / Summary --- p.39 / Discussion --- p.40 / Gait Pattern during Load Carriage --- p.40 / Stride parameters --- p.40 / Temporal parameters --- p.42 / Trunk Posture --- p.43 / Electromyographic Activity --- p.44 / Erector spinea --- p.45 / Upper trapezius --- p.45 / Risk factor from EMG measurement --- p.47 / Heart Rate --- p.47 / Maximum Permissible Backpack Weight for Children --- p.48 / Limitations of the Study --- p.49 / Further Direction --- p.50 / Conclusion --- p.52 / References --- p.53 / Appendix / Appendix A - Subject Information & Consent form --- p.61 / Appendix B - Experiment Set-up --- p.66 / Appendix C - Measurement of Skinfold --- p.67 / Appendix D - Standardized Isometric Maximum Voluntary Contraction --- p.68 / Appendix D - Figures and Tables --- p.69
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323032 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Contributors | Cheung, Chi-Kin., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Education. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xi, 111 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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