Gender differences in bicycle saddle pressure distribution during seated cycling

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1126-1134

  Potter, James J ^a   Sauer, Julie L ^a   Weisshaar, Christine L ^a   Thelen, Darryl G ^a,b   Ploeg, Heidi Lynn ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycle fitting; Dynamic loading; Ischial tuberosity width; Saddle design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; RIGIDITY; SENSOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; HISTOLOGY; ISCHIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 54049091204     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181666eea     Document Type: Article

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