Measures of arch height and their relationship to pain and dysfunction in people with lower limb impairments

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 160-166

  Hegedus, Eric J ^a   Cook, Chad ^a   Fiander, Christopher ^b   Wright, Alexis ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arch ratio; Correlation; Longitudinal arch; Longitudinal arch angle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUNNING; STATISTICS; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WALKING;

EID: 78149378616     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.459     Document Type: Article

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