Influence of footwear midsole material hardness on dynamic balance control during unexpected gait termination

Gait and Posture

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-98

  Perry, Stephen D ^a   Radtke, Alison ^a   Goodwin, Chris R ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Footwear; Forces; Gait termination; Insole hardness; Kinematics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; GAIT; HARDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SHOES;

EID: 33751016365     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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