The aim of this study is to investigate the strength of the correlation between the foot progression angle (FPA) and the shock absorption (SA) capacity of the leg in healthy individuals during walking. 22 students were recruited. SA and FPA were measured with accelerometry during walking (20 steps). …

Background: The progression of medial knee osteoarthritis seems closely related to a high external knee adduction moment, which could be reduced through gait retraining. We aimed to determine the retraining strategy that reduces this knee moment most effective during gait, and to determine if the same …

Achtergrond: Gonartrose is de meest voorkomende vorm van artrose. Gonartrose heeft doorgaans zijn oorsprong in het mediale compartiment van de knie. Dit maakt dat het knieadductiemoment (KAM) een belangrijke factor is die (mediale gon)artrose beïnvloedt. Wanneer het KAM vergroot zal de belasting in de …