Changes in gait and EMG when walking with the Masai Barefoot Technique

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-81

  Romkes, Jacqueline ^a   Rudmann, Christian ^a   Brunner, Reinald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Gait analysis; Masai barefoot technique; MBT; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

GAIT ANALYSIS; MUSCLE; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

KNEE PROBLEMS; MBT; MUSCLE ACTIVITY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINTS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOES; WALKING;

EID: 28444492360     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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