Background and Objectives: Among the foot orthoses prescribed to improve postural control in chronic ankle instability, foot orthoses designed to affect both types of mechanical and functional instability have a limited research background. In the present study, a type of foot orthosis named the custom mold with a raised ridge around the perimeter was designed, and manufactured, and its effect ...

Background. Human feet have important roles in supporting, moving and balancing the body. The feet must not only support the weight of the body but must also have the elasticity to absorb the burden associated with supporting excessive body weight. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to compare the difference of foot pressure, ground reaction force, and balance ability according to chang...

Background. Four of the most relevant gestures in rugby (RU) are the pass, the tackle, the line out, and the scrum. RU is the third most common contact sport on the planet, and being a fast-paced collision game and carries a high risk of injury. Objectives. To describe and compare plantar dynamics during four sports gestures in rugby players through speed, strength, and balance. Methods. Twen...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of people with diabetes, practicing proper foot care according to International Guidelines and its impact on their foot health. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted on 100 people with diabetes in General Medicine Out Patients Department of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad from January to May 2007. Patients were enquired about t...

BACKGROUND There is little indication that foot health services in Australia are meeting modern day recommendations for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients. The overall objective of this study was to explore the current state of foot health services for patients with RA with an emphasis on identifying barriers to the receipt of appropriate foot care in South-West Sydney, New South Wales, Austral...

INTRODUCTION Foot disorders are common among older adults and may lead to outcomes such as falls and functional limitation. However, the associations of foot posture and foot function to specific foot disorders at the population level remain poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to assess the relation between specific foot disorders, foot posture, and foot function. METHODS Partici...

during last ten years i have been one the guest speakers who presented the principles of foot and ankle radiology in details since 2006 - 2015 in iranian congress radiology. in this presentation i am focusing on one the specific problems of the foot which is very common practice in the field of radiology and orthopaedic surgery. chronic foot pain has a broad spectrum of potential causes and ima...

Two methods to generate an individual 3D foot shape from 2D information are proposed. A standard foot shape was first generated and then scaled based on known 2D information. In the first method, the foot outline and the foot height were used, and in the second, the foot outline and the foot profile were used. The models were developed using 40 participants and then validated using a different ...