The influence of footwear on the electromyographic activity of selected lower limb muscles during walking

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1010-1016

  Scott, Lisa A ^a,b   Murley, George S ^a   Wickham, James B ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Northern Health ^*  (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Footwear; Gait; Lower limb; Muscle activity; Running shoe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EFFECT SIZE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRONATION; SHOES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868212033     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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