Background Plantar heel pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions affecting the foot and it is commonly experienced by older adults. Contoured foot orthoses and some heel inserts have been found to be effective for plantar heel pain, however the mechanism by which they achieve their effects is largely unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of foot orthoses...

Plantar heel pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions affecting the foot and it is commonly experienced by older adults. Contoured foot orthoses and some heel inserts have been found to be effective for plantar heel pain, however the mechanism by which they achieve their effects is largely unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of foot orthoses and heel i...

The cold environment of Polar Regions introduces additional challenges to maritime safety in situations where it becomes necessary abandon a vessel. Code requires all vessels operating be equipped with approved thermal protective clothing suitable for immersion polar waters (thermal suit (TPIS)) passengers and crew. However, addition assessing protection offered by TPIS, given the criticality t...

This study examined the effects of different high-heeled footwear heights on lower extremity medial tibiofemoral cartilage mechanics and longitudinal failure probability, using musculoskeletal simulation probabilistic modelling approaches. The current investigation 24 participants, walking in four (high heel, medium low trainer). Walking kinematics were collected an 8-camera motion capture syst...

Plantar heel pain is a symptom commonly encountered by clinicians. Several conditions such as plantar fasciitis, calcaneal fracture, rupture of the plantar fascia and atrophy of the heel fat pad may lead to plantar heel pain. Injury to the tibial nerve and its branches in the tarsal tunnel and in the foot is also a common cause. Entrapment of these nerves may play a role in both the early phase...

Pressure ulcers are a frequent, but often preventable, occurrence among patients in acute care facilities, and the heel is one of the anatomical locations most commonly affected. Multiple clinical guidelines recommend the use of robust assessments to identify at-risk patients and the application of heel protection devices to reduce the likelihood of developing heel pressure ulcers. A quality im...

81 The discovery and popularization of roentgenography at the beginning of the century enabled the visualization of heel spurs.1 Wachter and Sonnenschein2 in 1915 correlated four cases of painful heels with calcaneal spurs; after all four patients returned for surgery following conservative care, the authors concluded that surgical intervention was the best treatment. Heel spur syndrome or plan...