The 'heel impact' force peak during running is neither 'heel' nor 'impact' and does not quantify shoe cushioning effects

Footwear Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-58

  Shorten, Martyn ^a   Mientjes, Martine I V ^b  

^a and Swallowing   (United States)

^b Nike   (United States)

Author keywords

Cushioning; Footwear; Force; Impact; Running; Shoe

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CUSHIONING; FOOTWEAR; FORCE; IMPACT; RUNNING; SHOE;

SHOE MANUFACTURE;

EID: 79951616360     PISSN: 19424280     EISSN: 19424299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19424280.2010.542186     Document Type: Article

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