The effects of speed and surface compliance on shock attenuation characteristics for male and female runners

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-228

  Dufek, Janet S ^a   Mercer, John A ^a   Griffin, Janet R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Adidas Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Impact; Injury; Lower extremity function

Indexed keywords

HAPTIC INTERFACES; SHOCK WAVES;

GENDER; GENDER DIFFERENCES; IMPACT; INJURY; LOWER EXTREMITY; REGRESSION MODEL; SHOCK ATTENUATION; SURFACE CONDITIONS;

KINEMATICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOCK; TREADMILL; VELOCITY; ADAPTATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE TEST; LOWER LIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIBRATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; VIBRATION;

EID: 68049093221     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.25.3.219     Document Type: Article

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