Plantar fasciitis: Biomechanics, atrophy and muscle energetics

Purpose. The purpose of this dissertation was to determine the effects of chronic plantar fasciitis on intrinsic foot structures with respect to biomechanics, muscle atrophy and muscle energetics. This was accomplished in three parts. Methods. In Part I, a three-dimensional motion capture system wit...

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Main Author: Chang, Ryan
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2010
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3409553