Differences in static- and dynamic-balance task performance after 4 weeks of intrinsic-foot-muscle training: The short-foot exercise versus the towel-curl exercise

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 327-333

  Lynn, Scott K ^a   Padilla, Ricardo A ^a   Tsang, Kavin K W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Foot pronation; Medial longitudinal arch; Y balance test

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874802551     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.21.4.327     Document Type: Article

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