Subtalar pronation does not influence impact forces or rate of loading during a single-leg landing

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-23

  Hargrave, Melissa D ^a   Carcia, Christopher R ^b   Gansneder, Bruce M ^c   Shultz, Sandra J ^d  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop jump; Force absorption; Landing style; Subtalar motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FOOT; FORCE; GONIOMETRY; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; NORMAL HUMAN; SUBTALAR JOINT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0037240101     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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