Wearing shoes increasing dorsiflexion improves short-term but not long-term balance control in young healthy adults

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2268-2272

  Rougier, P R ^a   Lachaume, F ^a   Bourse, J ^a   Rogeon, M ^a   Monti, A ^a   Regueme, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Ankle; Dorsiflexion; Postural control; Posturography; Proprioception; Shoes; Upright stance

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; DORSIFLEXION; POSTURAL CONTROL; POSTUROGRAPHY; PROPRIOCEPTION; SHOES; UPRIGHT STANCE;

BIOMECHANICS;

CONTROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXIS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOE; STANDING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; SHOES; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349576437     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.06.044     Document Type: Article

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