A simple method for measuring stiffness during running

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-180

  Morin, Jean Benoît ^a   Dalleau, Georges ^b   Kyröläinen, Heikki ^c   Jeannin, Thibault ^a   Belli, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Modeling; Practical calculation; Spring mass

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; STIFFNESS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BOUNCING MECHANICS; HUMAN LEGS; RUNNING; SPRING-MASS MODEL;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; LEG LENGTH; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; RUNNING; TIME; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY;

EID: 18744379473     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.21.2.167     Document Type: Article

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