The influence of foam surfaces on biomechanical variables contributing to postural control

Gait and Posture

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 239-245

  Chiang, Jin Hsien ^a   Wu, Ge ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliant surface; Leg EMG responses; Somatosensory system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; FOAM; FOOT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT; LATENT PERIOD; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STANDING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0030746547     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(96)01091-0     Document Type: Article

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