Effects of Wearing Different Personal Equipment on Force Distribution at the Plantar Surface of the Foot

Background. The wearing of personal equipment can cause specific changes in muscle activity and posture. In the present study, we investigated the influence of differences in equipment related weight loading and load distribution on plantar pressure. In addition, we studied functional effects of wea...

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Main Authors: Christoph Schulze, Tobias Lindner, Sandra Woitge, Susanne Finze, Wolfram Mittelmeier, Rainer Bader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/827671