Reduction in knee adduction moment via non-invasive biomechanical training: A longitudinal gait analysis study

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-45

  Haim, Amir ^a,b   Rubin, Guy ^c   Rozen, Nimrod ^c   Goryachev, Yulya ^a   Wolf, Alon ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

AposTherapy; Footwear generated biomechanical training; Gait analysis; Knee adduction moment; Knee osteoarthritis; Plasticity of gait patterns

Indexed keywords

APOSTHERAPY; BIOMECHANICAL DEVICES; CENTER OF PRESSURE; FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES; GAIT PARAMETERS; KINEMATIC PARAMETERS; KNEE ADDUCTION MOMENT; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MEDIAL COMPARTMENT; MOMENT REDUCTION; NON-INVASIVE; WALKING VELOCITY;

BIOMECHANICS; GAIT ANALYSIS; PLASTICITY TESTING; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; SURVEYS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; APOSTHERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE ADDUCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING SPEED;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; KINETICS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALKING;

EID: 83555178482     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.10.017     Document Type: Article

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