Influence of running velocity on vertical, leg and joint stiffness: Modelling and recommendations for future research

Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 647-657

  Brughelli, Matt ^a   Cronin, John ^a,b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Modelling; Running

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; BODY MOVEMENT; GRAVITY; JOINT DISLOCATION; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE; LOCOMOTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; REVIEW; RUNNING; VELOCITY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; JOINTS; LEG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RUNNING;

EID: 47249113096     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200838080-00003     Document Type: Review

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