Running at submaximal speeds, the role of the intact and prosthetic limbs for trans-tibial amputees

A leg-specific response was found at different speeds. On the prosthetic limb the technique was to brake less not propel more at higher speeds with reduced vertical drive. Running at self-selected speed could be used for fitness without inducing detrimental ground reaction forces on the intact limb or evoking asymmetry in step length and frequency.