A review of recent research on limb posture and action in elephants indicates that their appendages are highly divergent in form and function from those of running mammals and birds. Ren and colleagues' conclusion in a recent paper (Ren et al., 2008) that elephant limbs are significantly less columnar and much more similar to those of other animals than previously thought is an over-interpretat...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a pelvis-concentrated exercise program and walking on the changes in body shape and foot base pressure. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty adults from K University in Busan, Republic of Korea, were randomly divided into the Swiss-ball exercise group and McKenzie exercise group, and they conducted exercise for 40 min 3 times a week for 6 we...

We investigated the effects of a plantar pressure-based tongue-placed electrotactile biofeedback on postural control during quiet standing under normal and altered vestibular and neck proprioceptive conditions. To achieve this goal, 14 young healthy adults were asked to stand upright as immobile as possible with their eyes closed in two Neutral and Extended head postures and two conditions of N...

The purpose of the present experiment was to investigate whether the sensory weighting of a plantar pressure-based, tongue-placed tactile biofeedback for controlling posture could be subject to inter-individual variability. To achieve this goal, 60 young healthy adults were asked to stand as immobile as possible with their eyes closed in two conditions of No-biofeedback and Biofeedback. Centre ...

Background Obesity has been suggested as a social issue, but problems in the foot and ankle have not clearly identified people with obesity. Purpose To compare posture, joint position sense, dynamic balance ability, plantar pressure obesity group (OG) normal weight (NWG) Study design Cross-sectional study Methods This included 52 adults (26 for OG 26 NWG). All subjects had their posture index-6...

A new static alignment method for trans-tibial prostheses is suggested using the individual load line as a reference. Standing posture and static alignment of 18 experienced trans-tibial prosthetic users with good walking ability were determined and compared with 20 healthy persons. The individual load line was defined by means of the new Otto Bock alignment system "L.A.S.A.R. Posture". The sag...

Case presentation A 50 year old male with AS presented with foot ulceration and cellulitis, following Infliximab administration. Management involved multiple antibiotics for recurrent infections and weekly podiatric care. Infliximab was stopped, leading to a flare of his arthritis and deteriorating gait and posture, complicating wound management. Active inflammation contributed to impaired woun...