The equine foot has evolved from the third digit and, through years of evolution, has become elongated and strengthened. While this structure has become “strengthened” to support the weight of the horse, one might find major arguments from some people about what it really means to have a “strong foot.” Usually, most discussions revolve around the term “good conformation,” which includes several...

BACKGROUND Foot deformity, flat feet, and the use of ill-fitting footwear are common in children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS). The aim of this study was to determine whether these observations are associated with foot-specific disability in this group. METHODS A cross-sectional study design. Foot structure (foot posture determined using the Arch Index, presence of hallux valgus and...

The foot is the prosodic entity typically used to explain metrical phenomena like stress assignment and pitch accentuation. This paper attempts to widen the explanatory role of feet to include not only suprasegmental effects but also segmental behaviour. Segmental properties such as static distribution patterns and dynamic alternation processes are usually explained by referring to another pros...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of increasing physical activity on foot structure and ankle muscle strength in adults with obesity and to verify whether the rate of change in foot structure is related to that in ankle muscle strength. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-seven adults with obesity completed a 12-week program in which the intensity of physical activity per...

Foot and ankle-foot orthoses are prescribed in order to promote mobility through supporting and/or realigning the lower leg and alleviating pain in the foot in different parts of the gait cycle. This paper will outline new approaches to the design and manufacture of personalised foot and ankle-foot orthoses (FO and AFO) using additive fabrication technology. The research is addressing the need ...

Abnormal foot structures are known to influence tension stresses carried by the plantar fascia. An excessive arched foot structure may lead to plantar fasciitis. When conservative treatment fails, surgical intervention called plantar fascia release is often used for reducing chronic heel pain. A finite element structural model for mechanical analysis of the human foot during standing was develo...

In this paper I present a range of evidence to support the claim that a prosodic constituent — such as a syllable or foot — can serve as the licenser of marked phonological or morphological structure (cf. Zoll 1996, Beckman 1998). In particular, such a constituent can be strong, and therefore a valid licenser, by virtue of either its inherent prominence, such as stress, or its positional promin...

CONTEXT Foot structure has been shown to affect aspects of neuromuscular control, including postural stability and proprioception. However, despite an association between pronated and supinated foot structures and the incidence of lateral ankle sprains, no one to our knowledge has measured muscle reaction time to a simulated ankle-sprain mechanism in participants with different foot structures....

Abstract Made a pioneering attempt to use the lattice sandwich structure in prosthetic foot design and pioneered study for lay-up of foot. An innovative carbon fiber bionic was designed using structure. The effect cross-ply on foot’s energy storage properties vibration characteristics investigated finite element model constructed under normal working conditions according international standards...