Examining the intrinsic foot muscles’ capacity to modulate plantar flexor gearing and ankle joint contributions to propulsion in vertical jumping

Background: During human locomotion, a sufficiently stiff foot allows the ankle plantar flexors to generate large propulsive powers. Increasing foot stiffness (e.g., via a carbon plate) increases the ankle's external moment arm in relation to the internal moment arm (i.e., increasing gear ratio...

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Published in:	Journal of Sport and Health Science
Main Authors:	Ross Smith, Glen Lichtwark, Dominic Farris, Luke Kelly
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-09-01
Subjects:	Ankle biomechanics Ankle gearing Foot biomechanics
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209525462200076X