Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 75-81 , May 2007

Efficacy of motion control shoes for reducing excessive rearfoot motion in fatigued runners

  • Roy T.H. Cheung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,Hung Hom, Hong Kong
    • Department of Physiotherapy, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
  • ,
  • Gabriel Y.F. Ng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,Hung Hom, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +85227666721; fax: +85223308656.

Received 10 October 2006 ,Revised 1 December 2006 ,Accepted 12 December 2006.

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PII: S1466-853X(06)00152-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2006.12.002

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 75-81 , May 2007