EMG and tibial shock upon the first attempt at barefoot running

Human Movement Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 343-352

  Olin, Evan D ^a   Gutierrez, Gregory M ^b  

^a Ossining High School   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forefoot; Heel strike; Impact; Knee flexion angle; Muscle activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BAREFOOT RUNNING; BIOMECHANICS; BIPOLAR SURFACE ELECTRODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROGONIOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE FLEXION ANGLE; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; RUNNING; SHOD RUNNING; TIBIAL SHOCK; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; KINESTHESIA; KNEE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; RISK FACTOR; SHOE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SHOES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84896568053     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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