Shoe inserts and orthotics for sport and physical activities

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 31, Issue 7 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Nigg, Benno M ^a   Nurse, Matthew A ^a   Stefanyshyn, Darren J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alignment of skeleton; Foot sensitivity; Insert; Movement response; Orthotic; Signal filtering

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FOOT SOLE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); ORTHOSIS; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SHOE; SPORT;

EID: 0033016964     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199907001-00003     Document Type: Review

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