PURPOSE To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Foot Function Index (FFI) in its Brazilian Portuguese version. METHODS The validity and reliability of the FFI were tested in 50 volunteers, with plantar fasciitis, metatarsalgia and chronic ankle sprain. The FFI validity process used the Short Form-36 (SF-36) and Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) questionnaires. The correlation betwee...

The incidence of foot and leg problems and their direct and indirect consequences can be reduced by selection. The most promising approach is to select on an index that includes at least linear scores for foot angle or diagonal, rear legs rear view, and a locomotion score. Desirable are high foot angles, shorter diagonals, straighter rear legs from the rear with little to no closeness at the ho...

background asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease in respiratory system and obesity is another inflammatory disease which incidence rate is increasing. although, many studies have been conducted on severity of asthma and its relationship with obesity, but different results have been obtained. this study aimed to determine a relationship between asthma severity, body mass index (bmi) and pulmo...

Address: 1Orthopedic Division, North Denmark Region, Aalborg Hospital, part of Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, 2Department of Development and Planning: Division of Geomatics, Aalborg University, Denmark, 3Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark, 4Department of Mathematical Sciences, Aalborg University, Denmark, 5Kaalunds Orthopedic Clinic, Aalborg, Denmark ...

Background: Kathak is a very complex dance form in which greater emphasis is laid on foot work thus putting substantial amount of stress over the feet. The purpose of this study was to investigate the foot postural deviations amongst the Kathak dancers. Methods: Screening of 40 Female Kathak Dancers was done for the study from Department of Dance, Punjabi University, Patiala on the basis of inc...

PURPOSE To investigate the effect of intramuscular Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injection on gait and dynamic foot pressure distribution in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) with dynamic equinovarus foot. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-five legs of 25 children with CP were investigated in this study. BoNT-A was injected into the gastrocnemius (GCM) and tibialis posterior (TP) muscles...

The effects of a non-articulated SACH and a multiaxial foot-ankle mechanism on the performance of low-activity users are of great interest for practitioners in amputee rehabilitation. The aim of this study is to compare these two prosthetic feet and assess possible improvements introduced by the increased degrees of freedom provided by the multiaxial foot. For this purpose, a group of 20 hypomo...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the "Foot Function Index - Revised" (FFI-R) for use in Brazilian Portuguese. METHODS The scale was translated and administered (as recommended by Guillemin, 2000) to 52 patients in the postoperative period after foot and ankle surgery. Seven days after the initial assessment, the scale was readministered by a dif...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of multidisciplinary foot-care, and to evaluate the methodological considerations of a trial of multidisciplinary care in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. DESIGN Exploratory randomised controlled trial. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS Children/adolescents with juvenile idio-pathic arthritis and inflammatory joint disease affecting the foot/ankle. METHODS Standard ...