Pressure thresholds of the human foot: Measurement reliability and effects of stimulus characteristics

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 282-293

  Xiong, Shuping ^a,b   Goonetileke, Ravindra S ^c   Jiang, Zuhua ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arch; Design; Discomfort; Foot; Foot sensitivity; Footwear; ICC; Indentation; Measurement reliability; Pain; PPT; Pressure thresholds; Spatial summation

Indexed keywords

DISCOMFORT; FOOT; FOOT SENSITIVITY; FOOTWEAR; ICC; PAIN; PPT; SPATIAL SUMMATION;

ARCHES; DESIGN; HEALTH; RELIABILITY;

MEASUREMENTS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952431916     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.552736     Document Type: Article

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