Shoes influence lower limb muscle activity and may predispose the wearer to lateral ankle ligament injury

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 318-324

  Kerr, Robin ^a   Arnold, Graham P ^a   Drew, Tim S ^a   Cochrane, Lynda A ^a   Abboud, Rami J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle; Electromyography; Footwear; Injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATERAL LIGAMENT, ANKLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62249100715     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20744     Document Type: Article

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