Effects of an unstable shoe construction on balance in women aged over 50 years

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 455-460

  Ramstrand, Nerrolyn ^a   Thuesen, Anna Helena ^a   Nielsen, Dennis Brandborg ^a   Rusaw, David ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Balance; Masai Barefoot Technology; MBT; Stability; Unstable shoes

Indexed keywords

BALANCING; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS;

CONTROL GROUPS; OREGON , USA; STABILITY LIMIT; STABILITY TESTS; STANDING BALANCES; THERAPEUTIC TOOLS; UNSTABLE SHOE; UNSTABLE SHOES;

TESTING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT INSTABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SHOE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING;

EID: 77951295937     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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