Effects of shoe inserts and heel height on foot pressure, impact force, and perceived comfort during walking

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-362

  Yung Hui, Lee ^a   Wei Hsien, Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

High heeled shoes; Impact force; Insert; Pressure distribution

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BIOMECHANICS; HEALTH; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROSTHETICS;

FOOT PRESSURE; HEEL CUP; METATARSAL PAD; TOTAL CONTACT INSERT (TCI);

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; FORCE; FOREFOOT; HEEL; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; METATARSAL BONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SHOE; WALKING;

EID: 18044372054     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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