Properties of shoe insert materials related to shock wave transmission during gait.
The influence of the mechanical characteristics of certain insole materials in the generation and transmission of heel strike impacts while walking was studied. Three insole materials were selected according to their mechanical characteristics under heel strike impacts. The selection of materials has made it possible to distinguish the effect of rigidity and loss tangent in the transmission of heel strike impacts. A lower rigidity and a high loss tangent have been shown to reduce the transmission of impacts to the tibia. A low rigidity was seen to significantly increase the transmission of impacts from tibia to forehead.
Forner
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Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia (IBV), València Parc Tecnologic, Spain.
García
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Alcántara
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Ramiro
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Hoyos
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Vera
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D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005546:Forehead / Q000502:physiology; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012775:Shoes; D013977:Tibia / Q000502:physiology; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology*