Changes of Joint Moments in the Gait of Normal Subjects Wearing Laterally Wedged Insoles

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 273-278

  Kakihana, Wataru ^a   Akai, Masami ^a   Yamasaki, Nobuya ^a   Takashima, Takamichi ^a   Nakazawa, Kimitaka ^a  

^a NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gait analysis; Knee osteoarthritis; Laterally wedged insole; Normal subject

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LATERALLY WEDGED INSOLE; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; SUBTALAR JOINT; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY; WALKING;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOES;

EID: 1642333747     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000118035.71195.DE     Document Type: Article

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