Influence of midsole hardness of standard cushioned shoes on running-related injury risk

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 371-376

  Theisen, Daniel ^a,d   Malisoux, Laurent ^a   Genin, Joakim ^a   Delattre, Nicolas ^b   Seil, Romain ^a,c   Urhausen, Axel ^a,c  

^a Sports Medicine Research Laboratory Public Research Centre for Health   (Luxembourg)

^b Department of Movement Sciences   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^d LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HARDNESS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SHOE;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HARDNESS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SHOES;

EID: 84894568980     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092613     Document Type: Article

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