In-shoe pressure distribution in "unstable" (MBT) shoes and flat-bottomed training shoes: A comparative study

Gait and Posture

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 648-651

  Stewart, L ^a   Gibson, J N A ^a   Thomson, C E ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foot; MBT shoes; Plantar pressure; Weight distribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT SOLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE; SHOES;

EID: 33847633430     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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