The influence of foot position on body dynamics

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 762-766

  Lebiedowska, Maria K ^a   Wente, Todd M ^b   Dufour, Michelle ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Illinois Community College Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dynamics; Damping; Foot position; Stiffness; Toe landing

Indexed keywords

ANOVA TESTS; BODY DYNAMICS; CONTACT FORCES; DAMPING COEFFICIENTS; DYNAMIC PROPERTIES; FOOT POSITION; FORCE PLATES; GAIT CYCLES; GAIT PATTERNS; GROUND REACTION FORCES; HUMAN BODIES; ON BODIES; PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS; SUDDEN LOADINGS; TOE LANDING; VERTICAL BODIES;

DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; DYNAMICS; STIFFNESS;

LANDING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; FORCE; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HEEL; HUMAN; JUMPING; KNEE FUNCTION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MASS; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TOE; VOLUNTEER; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; WALKING;

EID: 62749186212     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.12.021     Document Type: Article

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