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Gait High step in UM vs. MSU marching bands Gait in high-heeled vs. low-heeled shoes Flat vs. inclined treadmill walking Cat walking vs. trotting Normal and high-heel gait in college-aged females Climbing stairs at two different heights Forward and backward walking Walking in sneakers vs. high heels Level vs. incline walking Gait differences with a frontpack vs. a backpack The effects of load on posture Effects of jogging on an inclined vs. a flat surface Range of motion for ascending and descending stairs Gait pattern during walking on hands Comparison of walking on even ground and in snow Obese gait vs. non-obese gait in college-aged males Normal gait vs. gait on ice Effect of Backpack Shoulder Support on Gait Gait Cycle and Posture in Loaded and Unloaded Walking Gait Velocity Carrying A Baby On Hip vs. Front Trunk Gait Differences Between Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women Kinematics of a Pronator vs. a Non-Pronator Comparison Between Forward and Backward Stepping Female Gait vs. Male Gait on High Heeled Shoes Stair climbing with and without a backpack Factors affecting balance and gait during beam walking Gender differences in subjects walking on tiptoes Gait patterns in platform vs. flat-soled shoes Gait difference in same height-different weight males Gender differences in posture when carrying a load Effects of messenger bags versus backbacks on posture Walking on a level surface vs. walking on an incline Range of motion in ascending vs. descending stairs Flipper walking vs. barefoot walking Kinematics of locomotion while wearing clown shoes Inclined walking vs. flat surface walking on a treadmill Clinical gait Individuals with healthy hip joints vs. replaced hip joints Normal vs. pathological cat locomotion Walking with vs. without crutches Normal walking vs. walking in a cast Multiple sclerosis gait vs. able-bodied gait The rehabilitation implications of forward and backward walking Comparison of hemiplegic gait on affected and unaffected sides Normal vs. torn ACL gait Below - knee amputee vs. able-bodied gait Gait with "Hope" crutches vs. "Saddle" crutches Normal vs. immobilized knee gait Comparison of normal gait and gait with a rehabilitation boot Comparative analysis of normal and spastic gait Biomechanical Effects of an External Ankle Brace Gait Difference: Cerebral Palsy vs. Unaffected Individual Ergonomics Squat lift vs. stoop lift Squat lift vs back lift using variously weighted boxes Analysis of snow shoveling: Traditional vs. ergonomic Picking up an object: Hip or knees? Squat Lift vs. Back Lift: A Biomechanical Comparison Stoop lift vs. squat lift in reference to back pain Running Standing vs. block starts in sprinting Comparison of a distance runner to a sprinter Aquatic running vs. treadmill running Effects of sustained dorsiflexion on sprint drills Running Downhill vs. on a Flat Surface Effect of Hip Angle on Foot Placement While Running Effects of Running on a Medial-Lateral Slanted Surface Gait Comparison Between Resistance and Normal Running Track vs. treadmill training in an amateur athlete Track vs. treadmill running in elite athletes Jogging in running shoes vs. platform shoes Lifespan Issues Gait in elderly vs. young adults Modified pushups in adult vs. child Biomechanical comparison of immature and mature gait Rising from a chair with arm rests vs. without Gender differences in broad jump in 3-year old twins Biomechanics of chair-rise in young and elderly females Comparing jump mechanics in college vs. middle-aged males Differences between young and old when lifting Swimming and Diving Springboard dive vs a platform dive Standard vs track swimming starts A comparison of swimming with flippers vs. without Catch phase of front crawl vs. arm pull on Vasa trainer Throwing Basketball foul shots with dominant vs. non-dominant limb Underarm pitch in bowling vs. softball Underhand vs. overhand volleyball serve Underhand vs. overhand lacrosse throw Novice vs. skilled dart throwing Short-stick vs long-stick lacrosse throws Kinematics of dominant and non-dominant arm free throw shooting Dart throwing in dominant vs. non-dominant limbs Gender differences in a basketball dunk Hand dominance in free throw shooting Varsity vs. non-player in basketball free throw Strengthening exercises Full vs. modified pushups Wide grip vs. narrow grip pullups Standard sit-ups vs. crunches Regular sit-ups vs. sit-ups on an incline Wide vs. narrow handed push-ups. Underhanded vs. overhanded grip pullups Lunge vs. regular squats. Anterior vs. posterior lunge in females Unassisted vs assisted sit-ups Conventional abdominal crunches vs. abdominal leg raises Force differences about the shoulder during the regular push-up vs. knee push-up Biomechanical analysis of swissball vs. ab-trainer crunch Rotator cuff tear: effect on shoulder press kinematics Overhand pullup verse behind the neck overhand pullup Arm kinematics during wide vs. narrow push-ups Elbow kinematics of during two types of push-ups Overhand grip pull-up vs. underhand grip chin-up Comparison of forward and backward leg raises Biomechanical analysis of two abdominal exercises Biceps curls with light weights vs.heavy weights Jumping Landing vs. launching in the vertical jump Jumps in novice vs. skilled ballet dancers Jumping from one foot vs. jumping from two Horizontal vs. vertical jump Male vs. female volleyball block jump Tuck vs. pike jump Forward vs. backward jumproping 2-legged vs. 1-legged jumping  Landing differences in one vs. two-legged broad jumps Trunk compensation during an armless broad jump Vertical jump of a dancer vs. basketball player Effect of leap style on split angle in the air The impact of footwear on jumping kinematics Kinematics of male vs. female long jumpers Jumping and landing on different terrains Gymnastics Forward vs. backward walkovers Forward vs. backward lunges Forward somersaults in males vs. females Front vs. back handspring Back handspring in males vs. females Over vs. under arm swings in pre-flight of handspring vault Hip angle differences in a forward and backward "giant" Back tucks on a standard vs. springboard floor Balance differences on beam with ankle taped vs. untaped Exercise machines Stairs vs. stairmaster Stairmaster vs. versaclimber Nordic track vs. bicycle ergometer Recumbent vs. stationary bicycle ergometer - 1 Recumbent vs. stationary bicycle ergometer - 2 Ab-roller vs. ab-shaper Nordic track vs. cross-country skiing - 1 Big rower vs. little rower H-squat vs. regular squat Climbing stairs vs climbing on a stairmaster Nordic track vs. cross-country skiing - 2 Standard vs "shoot the tail" rowing stroke The ab-roller vs. conventional sit-ups Conventional vs. ab-roller crunch Range of motion on a stairmaster - male vs. female Biomechanical Comparison of LifeStep and StairMaster Comparisons of ROM on elliptical vs. regular treadmills Comparison of Stairmaster to actual stair climbing Analysis of motion on a stationary bicycle ROM comparison: Treadmill vs. elliptical machine Comparison of knee flexion in low impact exercise Weight lifting Biceps curl with straight bar vs. dumbbell Hammer leg press vs. standing squat Fly vs. press lifts Dumbells vs. barbells Male vs. female free standing squat Squat vs. leg press Machine vs free weight bench press Gender differences in the bent fly Torque induced by dumbell fly Biomechanical analysis: wide vs. narrow grip bench press Hip torques during straight leg lift and power lift Comparison of the dumbbell and barbell flat bench press Gender differences in free weight squat performance Comparison of torn vs. normal PCL in free standing squat Kinematics of the squat press vs. the leg press Analyses of bench pressing techniques Posture differences in dumbell bicep curls Shoulder press using dumbells vs. barbell Examining trunk motion of squatting vs. leg press Sports Pass vs. shot kicks in soccer Kicking motions in ballet vs. soccer Vertical vs. lateral rock climbs Seated vs. standing position when biking up a hill Tae Kwon Do front kick vs the straight leg dance kick Stationary cycling vs mountain biking Muscle function and cycling position Gait analysis of a natural knee vs. total knee replacement Effects of knee flexion on hip angle during a kick Kinematics of dominant and non-dominant leg soccer kick Will a pivot improve a side kick? Effect of ankle weight resistance on front kick Versaclimber: Does it really simulate rock-climbing? Arm swing in experienced vs. inexperienced bowlers Balance recovery from a front kick vs. a front axe kick Postural differences in braking during in-line skating Kinematics of dominant and non-dominant dribbling Body proportion vs. length of stroke on an erg Postural differences in front kick vs.back kick   Music and Dance Parallel vs. turned out dance jumps Comparison of Split Angle in Stag and Brush Leaps Comparisons of ROM on a bent endpin cello vs. straight endpin cello Side-kick analysis with and without support   top   Professor Melissa Gross - mgross@umich.edu The University of Michigan, Division of Kinesiology Revised 9/99 ©1996 Melissa Gross