The biomechanical characteristics of wearing FitFlop (TM) sandals highlight significant alterations in gait pattern: A comparative study

摘要

Background: The net contribution of all muscles that act about a joint can be represented as an internal joint moment profile. This approach may be advantageous when studying footwear-induced perturbations during walking since the contribution of the smaller deeper muscles that cross the ankle joint cannot be evaluated with surface electromyography. Therefore, the present study aimed to advance the understanding of FitFlop (TM) footwear interaction by investigating lower extremity joint moment, and kinematic and centre of pressure profiles during gait.