Velocity of the center of pressure during walking

The purpose of this study was to describe the velocity of the center of pre ssure during walking in a sample of young, healthy individuals. The velocit y of the center of pressure was recorded in 60 subjects while they walked b arefoot over a floor-mounted pressure platform. The results of this study i ndicate that the velocity of the center of pressure follows a predictable p attern during the stance phase of walking. Intraclass correlation coefficie nts calculated to measure between-trial reliability for specific parameters of the velocity of the center of pressure ranged from 0.361 to 0.912. Thes e study results suggest that velocity of the center of pressure may be a us eful measurement in future gait research.