Effect of plantar flexor muscle stiffness on selected gait characteristics

Gait and Posture

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-216

  Salsich, Gretchen B ^a   Mueller, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Diabetes; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING SPEED;

ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 0034055329     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(00)00047-3     Document Type: Article

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