Incidental walking activity is sufficient to induce time-dependent conditioning of the Achilles tendon

Gait and Posture

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-67

  Grigg, Nicole L ^a   Stevenson, Nathan J ^b   Wearing, Scott C ^c   Smeathers, James E ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Activity; Diametral strain; Time dependent conditioning; Ultrasound; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; WALKING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 73149087459     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.08.246     Document Type: Article

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