Do Foot Orthoses Prevent Injury?

Evidence-based Sports Medicine, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 73-92

  Landorf, Karl B ^a   Keenan, Anne Maree ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Electromyographic assessment; Foot orthoses; Injury prevention; Shock absorbing insoles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927653966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988732.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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