Effects of Olympic-style taekwondo kicks on an instrumented head-form and resultant injury measures

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 1161-1165

  Fife, Gabriel P ^a,b   O'Sullivan, David M ^c,d   Pieter, Willy ^e   Cook, David P ^f   Kaminski, Thomas W ^g  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^f LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CONCUSSION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MARTIAL ART; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORTS MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

CONCUSSION; HEAD INJURIES; MARTIAL ARTS;

ACCELERATION; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BRAIN CONCUSSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MANIKINS; MARTIAL ARTS; MOVEMENT; SPORTS MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888641426     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-090979     Document Type: Article

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