The effect of foot wedging on electromyographic activity in the erector spinae and gluteus medius muscles during walking

Gait and Posture

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-91

  Bird, Adam R ^a   Bendrups, Andrew P ^a   Payne, Craig B ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Foot; Low back pain; Orthotic devices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BUTTOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERECTOR SPINAE; FEMALE; FOOT; FOREFOOT; GAIT; GLUTEUS MEDIUS; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

EID: 0345171046     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(02)00199-6     Document Type: Article

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