Blar i Brage NIH på forfatter "Nigg, Benno"
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A holistic approach to study the temporal variability in gait
Federolf, Peter; Tecante, Karelia; Nigg, Benno (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-04)Movement variability has become an important field of research and has been studied to gain a better understanding of the neuro-muscular control of human movements. In addition to studies investigating “amplitude variability” ... -
Analysis of the multi-segmental postural movement strategies utilized in bipedal, tandem and one-leg stance as quantified by a principal component decomposition of marker coordinates
Federolf, Peter; Roos, Lillian; Nigg, Benno (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-10-18)Postural control research describes ankle-, hip-, or multi-joint strategies as mechanisms to control upright posture. The objectives of this study were, first, development of an analysis technique facilitating a direct ... -
Kinematic adaptations to a variable stiffness shoe: mechanisms for reducing joint loading
Boyer, K.; Federolf, Peter; Lin, C.; Nigg, Benno; Andriacchi, T. P. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)A recently described variable-stiffness shoe has been shown to reduce the adduction moment and pain in patients with medial-compartment knee osteoarthritis. The mechanism associated with how this device modifies overall ... -
Shoe midsole hardness, sex and age effects on lower extremity kinematics during running
Nigg, Benno; Baltich, Jennifer; Maurer, Christian; Federolf, Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-06)Previous studies investigating the effects of shoe midsole hardness on running kinematics have often used male subjects from within a narrow age range. It is unknown whether shoe midsole hardness has the same kinematic ... -
The effect of footwear on postural control in bipedal quiet stance
Federolf, Peter; Roos, Lilian; Nigg, Benno (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Assessments of the occurrence of falls in elderly populations reported an increased risk when barefoot as compared to shod conditions, suggesting that footwear has an effect on the postural control system. However, the ... -
Unstable shoes: Functional concepts and scientific evidence
Nigg, Benno; Federolf, Peter; von Tscharner, Vinzenz; Nigg, Sandro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-05-17)The purpose of this study was to discuss (a) the conceptual idea behind unstable footwear and (b) the validity and scientific support of some selected claims made with respect to unstable shoes. The concept is that unstable ...