Effects of surface characteristics on the plantar shape of feet and subjects' perceived sensations

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-279

  Witana, Channa P ^a   Goonetilleke, Ravindra S ^a   Xiong, Shuping ^a   Au, Emily Y L ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cushioning; Custom made orthotics; Foot shape; Footwear; Perception; Plantar shape

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ORTHOPEDICS; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

CUSHIONING; CUSTOM-MADE ORTHOTICS; FOOT SHAPE; FOOTWEAR; PLANTAR SHAPE;

ORTHOTICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOOT; FOOT SOLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER; MALE; ORTHOTICS; PERCEPTION; PLANTAR SHAPE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSATION; SHOE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 56949098046     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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