Joint kinetics in rearfoot versus forefoot running: Implications of switching technique

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1578-1587

  Stearne, Sarah M ^a   Alderson, Jacqueline A ^a   Green, Benjamin A ^a   Donnelly, Cyril J ^a   Rubenson, Jonas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coaching; Foot strike; Gait; Joint mechanics; Joint work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; FOREFOOT; GAIT; HEEL; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FOREFOOT, HUMAN; GAIT; HEEL; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904662080     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000254     Document Type: Article

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