Reduced plantar cutaneous sensation modifies gait dynamics, lower-limb kinematics and muscle activity during walking

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3829-3838

  Hohne, Angela ^a   Ali, Sufyan ^a   Stark, Christian ^b   Bruggemann, Gert Peter ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Dreifaltigkeitskrankenhaus ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Afferent feedback; Diabetes; Electromyography; Gait; Neuropathy; Sensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; WALKING;

EID: 84869210787     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2364-2     Document Type: Article

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