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SUBMITTER: Cheung RTH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5466274 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cheung Roy T H RTH Cheung Roy T H RTH An Winko W WW Au Ivan P H IPH Zhang Janet H JH Chan Zoe Y S ZYS Man Alfred A Lau Fannie O Y FOY Lam Melody K Y MKY Lau K K KK Leung C Y CY Tsang N W NW Sze Louis K Y LKY Lam Gilbert W K GWK
PloS one 20170609 6
This study introduced a novel but simple method to continuously measure footstrike patterns in runners using inexpensive force sensors. Two force sensing resistors were firmly affixed at the heel and second toe of both insoles to collect the time signal of foot contact. A total of 109 healthy young adults (42 males and 67 females) were recruited in this study. They ran on an instrumented treadmill at 0°, +10°, and -10° inclinations and attempted rearfoot, midfoot, and forefoot landings using rea ...[more]