Effects of altered stride frequency and contact time on leg-spring behavior in human running

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 3341-3348

  Morin, J B ^a   Samozino, P ^a   Zameziati, K ^a   Belli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Spring mass model; Stiffness; Stride rate; Time of force application

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CONTACT ANGLE; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

CONTACT TIME; SPRING-MASS MODELS; STRIDE RATES; TIME OF FORCE APPLICATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; DEVICE; DYNAMOMETRY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; RUNNING; TIME; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35448980403     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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