Soft tissue contributions to impact forces simulated using a four-segment wobbling mass model of forefoot-heel landings

Human Movement Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 775-787

  Gittoes, Marianne J R ^a   Brewin, Mark A ^b   Kerwin, David G ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Females; Foot segment; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREFOOT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HEEL; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; LEG MOVEMENT; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PROCESS MODEL; RUNNING; SOFT TISSUE; STANDING; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

FOREFOOT, HUMAN; HEEL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 33750608889     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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