The effect of walking in high- and low-heeled shoes on erector spinae activity and pelvis kinematics during gait

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 425-434

  Mika, Anna ^a   Oleksy, Lukasz ^a,b   Mika, Piotr ^a   Marchewka, Anna ^a   Clark, Brian C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^b Zen Machines Poland ^*  (Poland)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Gait; Heel Shoes; Lumbar Spine; Muscle; Pelvis Kinematics; Repetitive Strain Injury; Surface Electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACK; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BACK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIS; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860282553     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3182465e57     Document Type: Article

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