Attenuation of spinal transients at heel strike using viscoelastic heel insoles: An in vivo study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 351-354

  Folman, Yoram ^a   Wosk, Joseph ^a   Shabat, Shay ^b   Gepstein, Reuven ^b  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Attenuation; Force plate; Heel strike; Transients

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECELERATION; DOCUMENTATION; FORCE; FOREHEAD; GAIT; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MONITORING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; SPINE; TIME; VISCOELASTICITY; WALKING; WEIGHT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; SHOES; SPINAL INJURIES; WALKING;

EID: 3042625724     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.01.030     Document Type: Article

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