Breast displacement in three dimensions during the walking and running gait cycles

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 322-329

  Scurr, Joanna ^a   White, Jennifer ^a   Hedger, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bras; Kinematics; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; KINEMATICS; SPORTING GOODS;

3-DIMENSION; BRAS; GAIT CYCLES; THREE DIMENSIONS; TIME LAG; TREADMILL WALKING; TRUNK MOVEMENT;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS);

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BREAST; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; NIPPLE; NORMAL HUMAN; RUNNING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 70350724555     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.25.4.322     Document Type: Article

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