Changing the texture of footwear can alter gait patterns

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 496-506

  Nurse, Matthew A ^a,b   Hulliger, Manuel ^a   Wakeling, James M ^a,c   Nigg, Benno M ^a   Stefanyshyn, Darren J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Nike   (United States)

^c ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Faculty of Kinesiology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afferent; Biomechanics; EMG; Footwear; Kinematics; Muscle; Sensory feedback; Shoe inserts; Wavelet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WALKING;

EID: 20444402317     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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