Anthropometric and biomechanical risk factors in the development of plantar heel pain—a review of the literature

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 123-134

  Rome, Keith ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

INJURY PREVENTION; PLANTAR HEEL PAIN; RISK FACTORS; SPORT INJURY

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006587572     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/ptr.1997.2.3.123     Document Type: Article

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