its energy generation with faster walking
speeds, while the distal foot performed net
negative work that systematically increased its
energy absorption with faster walking speeds
(Takahashia, Stanhope).” There are many other
factors that can be explained throughout this
process such as: shock attenuation in muscle
and adipose tissue, viscoelastic properties of
the different layers of tissue, joint torque and
joint spacing etc. Therefore the foundational
"'Shock absorption’ during gait, in general,
should be viewed as the transfer of energy
from the muscles to the ground back to the
various layers of tissue in the foot and the
corresponding intrinsic muscles there."
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