Adaptational phenomena and mechanical responses during running: Effect of surface, aging and task experience

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 284-298

  Karamanidis, Kiros ^a   Arampatzis, Adamantios ^a   Brüggemann, Gert Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Feedforward control; Locomotion; Mechanical environment; Recalibration; Running mechanics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINETICS; MALE; MASS; MECHANICS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUNNING; SURFACE PROPERTY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TENDON; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TENDONS;

EID: 33749039694     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0277-7     Document Type: Article

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