The effect of material characteristics of shoe soles on muscle activation and energy aspects during running

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 569-575

  Nigg, B M ^a   Stefanyshyn, D ^a   Cole, G ^a   Stergiou, P ^a   Miller, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Muscle activation; Oxygen consumption; Running; Visco elastic heel material

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; OXYGEN; VISCOELASTICITY;

HEEL TOE RUNNING;

MUSCLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TOE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0037397188     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00428-1     Document Type: Article

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