Do shock absorbing insoles in recruits undertaking high levels of physical activity reduce lower limb injury? A randomized controlled trial

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-37

  Withnall, Richard ^a   Eastaugh, Joanne ^b   Freemantle, Nick ^b  

^a RAF Halton   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NYLON; POLYURETHAN FOAM;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR FORCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FLIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG INJURY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOCK ABSORBING INSOLE; SHOE; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33644753082     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.99.1.32     Document Type: Article

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