Common barefoot running shoes or minimal footwear have one or several of the following properties/deficiencies, depending on the type and brand and personal taste: Coverage of a considerable fraction of the foot’s surface with textile/plastic leading to sub-optimal foot climate Considerable weight for a true “barefoot shoe” Toe pockets that do not fit with nonstandard feet Considerable size and...

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the footwear alterations following first metatarsophalangeal (MTP1) joint arthrodesis. Methods: A retrospective review was performed on 37 (42 feet) patients who underwent MTP1 arthrodesis between January 2014 and 2019 in our institution. Functional outcomes were assessed with American Orthopedic Foot Ankle Society Hallux metatarsophalangeal–interphalange...

Various shoes are worn by distance runners throughout a training season. This study measured the differences in ground reaction forces between running shoes, racing flats, and distance spikes in order to provide information about the potential effects of footwear on injury risk in highly competitive runners. Ten male and ten female intercollegiate distance runners ran across a force plate at 6....

A study was designed to evaluate if shock absorbing material (ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA)) on the shoes of long leg braces could decrease the accelerations and consequent shock forces transmitted through the leg and brace during paraplegic walking. Six male paraplegics (26-55 years old) took part, four using a "swing-to" and two a "swing-through" technique when walking. Recordings comprised accel...

The aim of this research was to examine the effects of high-top shoes and low-top shoes on sagittal ankle ROM, kinetics and power output during single-leg and double-leg jumps. Twelve male subjects were requested to wear high-top and low-top shoes to perform single-leg and double-leg jumps. Ankle joint kinematics and kinetics data were collected using Vicon system and force plates. Shoe collar ...

This study aimed to understand how systematic changes in arch height and two designs of heel wedging affect soft tissues under the foot. Soft tissue thickness under the heel and navicular was measured using ultrasound. Heel pad thickness was measured when subjects were standing on a flat surface and standing on an orthosis with 4 and 8 degree extrinsic wedges and 4 mm and 8 mm intrinsic wedges ...

A retrospective study was performed in 613 singleton pregnancies born to mothers aged < or =19 years over a 4-year period to determine the relationship between maternal height and preterm delivery (<37 weeks). The pregnancies were grouped according to maternal height quartiles for comparison of maternal and infant characteristics, obstetric complications and pregnancy outcome. The incidences of...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to examine the effects of increased heel height and gait velocity on balance control and knee joint position sense. [Subjects and Methods] Forty healthy adults were randomly allocated to 4 groups: low-heel, low-speed group (3 cm, 2 km/h), low-heel, high-speed group (3 cm, 4 km/h), high-heel, low-speed group (9 cm, 2 km/h), high-heel, and high-speed group (9 c...