The Multi-Functional Foot in Athletic Movement: Extraordinary Feats by Our Extraordinary Feet

The unique architecture of the foot system provides a sensitive, multi-tensional method of communicating with the surrounding environment. Within the premise of the paper, we discuss three themes: complexity, degeneracy and bio-tensegrity. Complex structures within the foot allow the human movement...

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Main Authors: Wilson Jennifer, Kiely John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2016-03-01
Series:Human Movement
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/humo.2016.17.issue-1/humo-2016-0001/humo-2016-0001.xml?format=INT