Is the foot striking pattern more important than barefoot or shod conditions in running?

Gait and Posture

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 490-494

  Shih, Yo ^a   Lin, Kuan Lun ^a   Shiang, Tzyy Yuang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Barefoot running; Electromyography; Forefoot strike; Ground reaction force; Heel strike

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAREFOOT RUNNING; FOOT STRIKING PATTERN; FOREFOOT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SHOD RUNNING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TREADMILL;

BAREFOOT RUNNING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOREFOOT STRIKE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HEEL STRIKE;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FOOT; FOREFOOT, HUMAN; GAIT; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; RUNNING; SHOES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880940010     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.01.030     Document Type: Article

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