Shoe midsole longitudinal bending stiffness and running economy, joint energy, and EMG

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 562-569

  Roy, Jean Pierre R ^a   Stefanyshyn, Darren J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athletic shoes; Biomechanics; Metatarsophangeal joint; Running performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RIGIDITY; RUNNING; SHOE;

ADULT; ALBERTA; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOOT; HUMANS; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; RUNNING; SHOES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644840488     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000193562.22001.e8     Document Type: Article

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