Ankle ROM and stiffness measured at rest and during gait in individuals with and without diabetic sensory neuropathy

Gait and Posture

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-301

  Rao, Smita ^a   Saltzman, Charles ^a,b   Yack, H John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle ROM; Diabetes; Gait; Loading; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GAIT; GENDER AND SEX; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALKING SPEED;

ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33749468342     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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