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Biomechanics 229 : Sandals, Flip Flops and Open Back Footwear and their Biomechanics effects

Credit Hours(s)1.0

InstructorsIvo Waerlop/Shawn Allen, DC

Price$20.00 USD

Format(s)AudioVisual Course

Educational Objectives

Review ideal walking gait biomechanics
Discuss the current indexed literature surrounding sandals and open back footwear relative to musculoskeletal symptoms
Describe pathomechanics associated with wearing flip flops and open back footwear
Contrast the ideal gait cycle with the gait cycle while wearing flip flops, sandals and open back footwear
Identify potential ways to correct faulty mechanics associated with wearing open back footwear

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