Foot orthoses and gait: A systematic review and meta-analysis of literature pertaining to potential mechanisms

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1035-1046

  Mills, Kathryn ^a,b   Blanch, Peter ^b   Chapman, Andrew R ^a,c   McPoil, Thomas G ^d   Vicenzino, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; JOGGING; KINETICS; KNEE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORTHOTICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; ROTATION; SHOE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIBIA; WALKING;

BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; JOGGING; KINETICS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROTATION; SHOES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIBIA; WALKING;

EID: 78650432140     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.066977     Document Type: Review

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