Walking on high heels changes muscle activity and the dynamics of human walking significantly

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-28

  Simonsen, Erik B ^a   Svendsen, Morten B ^a   Nørreslet, Andreas ^a   Baldvinsson, Henrik K ^a   Heilskov Hansen, Thomas ^a   Larsen, Peter K ^a   Alkjær, Tine ^a   Henriksen, Marius ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

EMG; High heeled shoes; Inverse dynamics; Walking

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DYNAMICS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; MUSCLE; VIDEO CAMERAS;

DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERAS; HIGH-HEELED SHOES; INVERSE DYNAMICS; KNEE-JOINT ANGLE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; NET JOINT MOMENTS; WALKING;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RANGE OF MOTION; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

EID: 84859053663     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.28.1.20     Document Type: Article

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