Effects of footwear on comfort and injury in professional rugby league

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1407-1415

  Kinchington, Michael A ^a   Ball, Kevin A ^a   Naughton, Geraldine ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comfort; Footwear; Injury; Leg; Rugby league

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FOOTBALL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOE; SPORT INJURY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOOTBALL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOWER EXTREMITY; PAIN; PRESCRIPTIONS; SHOES; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053193589     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.593041     Document Type: Article

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