Use of Hiking Sticks in the Mountains – Recommendation of the Medical Commission of the Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA)
Many hikers, mountaineers and climbers use telescopic sticks because they may aid walking up/downhill and may also ease the strain on the spine and the lower extremity joints particularly the knees. The reductions during downhill walking with hiking poles are caused primarily by the forces applied t...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, Poland
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Health Promotion & Physical Activity |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.anstar.edu.pl/index.php/hppa/article/view/173 |