Effect of rocker shoe radius on oxygen consumption rate in young able-bodied persons

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1021-1024

  Hansen, Andrew H ^a,b   Wang, Charles C ^b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; Oxygen consumption; Rocker shoes; Roll over shape

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; GAIT; LEG LENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION RATE; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; REGULAR PAIRS; ROCKER SHOES; ROLL-OVER SHAPE; UNIFORM HARDNESS; VERTICAL LIFT;

OXYGEN;

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOREFOOT; HARDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG LENGTH; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SHOE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SHOES; WALKING;

EID: 79953025686     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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