The influence of simulated wear upon the ability of insoles to reduce peak pressures during running when wearing military boots

Gait and Posture

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 297-303

  House, Carol M ^a   Waterworth, Claire ^a   Allsopp, Adrian J ^a   Dixon, Sharon J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lower limb injuries; Mechanical degradation; Military activities; Peak pressure attenuation; Shock absorbing insoles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FOREFOOT; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SHOE; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RUNNING; SHOES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0036890049     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(02)00021-8     Document Type: Article

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