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Review
. 2007 Apr;35(2):67-73.
doi: 10.1249/JES.0b013e31803eafa8.

Development of independent walking in toddlers

Yuri P Ivanenko  1 , Nadia Dominici, Francesco Lacquaniti
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Development of independent walking in toddlers

Yuri P Ivanenko et al. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

Surprisingly, despite millions of years of bipedal walking evolution, the gravity-related pendulum mechanism of walking does not seem to be implemented at the onset of independent walking, requiring each toddler to develop it. We discuss the precursor of the mature locomotor pattern in infants as an optimal starting point strategy for gait maturation.

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