Do ankle foot orthoses modify postural control during bipedal quiet standing following a localized fatigue of the ankle muscles?

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-246

  Vuillerme, Nicolas ^a,b   Demetz, S ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Ankle foot orthosis; Balance; Center of foot pressure; Muscular fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; ANKLE PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; STANDING;

EID: 33947266620     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924292     Document Type: Article

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