Influence of shoes increasing dorsiflexion and decreasing metatarsus flexion on lower limb muscular activity during fitness exercises, walking, and running

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 966-973

  Bourgit, David ^a   Millet, Guillaume Y ^a   Fuchslocher, Jörg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Emg; Locomotion; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; METATARSAL BONE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RUNNING; SHOE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOT JOINTS; HUMANS; LEG; METATARSUS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROBABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUNNING; SHOES; WALKING;

EID: 48849087618     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31816f1354     Document Type: Article

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