The Effect of Footwear Midsole Hardness and Thickness on Proprioception and Stability in Older Men

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 143-148

  Waked, Edward ^a   Robbins, Steven ^a,b,c   McClaran, Jacqueline ^c,d  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); STABILITY; SUPPORTS;

FOOT POSITION AWARENESS; FOOTWEAR; KINESTHETIC SENSE; OLDER MEN;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

EID: 0030736379     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jte11335j     Document Type: Article

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