Feet
Orthotics support for your foot’s natural position
Investigators found 79% of children who had ever been toe-walkers spontaneously developed typical gait by 10 years of age and did so without intervention or contractures of the ankle dorsiflexion. There are a number of reasons some
… READ MOREBezalel Academy of Art and Design graduate Hadar Neeman has created personalised ballet shoes using 3D-printing technology to reduce dancer’s pain. The reimagined ballet shoe is adapted to fit the user’s foot, providing
… READ MOREResearchers show that regular physical activity without shoes may improve children’s and adolescents’ balancing and jumping skills. CC0 Public Domain Pixabay Science Daily July 11, 2018 New research finds that children and
… READ MOREPatellofemoral Update focuses on the causes, prevention and treatment of patellofemoral disorders. The blog is sponsored by The Patellofemoral Foundation whose mission is to improve the care of individuals with anterior knee pain
… READ MOREA device developed to help U.S. soldiers with lower limb injuries regain their mobility is now helping civilians too — albeit with a hefty price tag. Jennie Jackson suffers from club feet and was facing amputation when she
… READ MOREStefan Hoerzer lands dream job with adidas in Germany. University of Calgary PhD grad Stefan Hoerzer was busy customizing soccer footwear in advance of the FIFA World Cup in Russia, which starts June 14. By Scott Cruickshank,
… READ MOREOn Sunday, Justin Gallegos, who has Cerebral Palsy, completed a half marathon. Nike helped him create his dream shoe. Justin Gallegos. Jordan Beckett Photo courtesy of Nike By Elizabeth Segran, Fast Company May 1, 2018 As a high
… READ MOREDr. Breanne Everett makes smart shoes that can prevent injuries to diabetics’ feet. Dr. Breanne Everett shares her pitch for Orpyx at the Pitch@Palace boot camp at Facebook London on Friday. Pitch@Palace Facebook Sarah
… READ MORENew ‘smart socks’ are helping physiotherapists better diagnose and treat injuries, particularly in remote patients. It is becoming common for physiotherapists to use video consultations to diagnose and treat remote patients.
… READ MOREShoe inserts may not help plantar heel pain. Mass-produced shoe inserts available on drugstore shelves and customized orthotics may not work for plantar heel pain, a research review suggests. Common causes of foot pain and their
… READ MOREFive things physicians and patients should question. The American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, POSNA have identified five procedures or tests that may be unnecessary when
… READ MORENow installed in all 32 NFL teams’ locker rooms, HP’s FitStation technology helps players find the best cleat models for their feet in a few seconds. Consider the NFL player’s shoe. Aside from being a sponsorship opportunity,
… READ MORESupination and pronation are parts of a stride. Supination occurs when weight is placed on the outside of the foot while walking or running. When the opposite happens, and a person shifts their weight from the heel to the forefoot, it
… READ MOREMost early anomalies in a child’s gait will work themselves out, says Dr. Peter Nieman. Childhood development can be a time of both excitement and stress. On the one hand, it is exciting for parents to document their baby’s
… READ MOREThe use of advanced technologies to provide feedback to patients during rehabilitation is all the rage in lower extremity healthcare. But, as exciting as these new modalities can be, it’s important to remember that low-tech feedback
… READ MOREWearing heel lifts in conventional running shoes can help reduce patellofemoral joint loading and may offer an alternative to gait retraining in runners with patellofemoral pain (PFP), according to research conducted at the
… READ MOREWhen the arch of the foot collapses excessively downward or inward, this is known as overpronation. Sometimes, people call this condition flat feet. Overpronation is when the arches of the foot roll inward or downward when walking,
… READ MOREA therapeutic shoe engineered to improve stroke recovery is proving successful and expected to hit the market by the end of the year. Clinical trials have been completed on the U.S. patented and licensed iStride Device, formerly the
… READ MOREEleven days after Boulder-born Shalane Flanagan won the New York City Marathon in new state-of-the-art racing flats known as “4%s,” University of Colorado Boulder researchers have published the study that inspired the shoes’
… READ MOREMany people wouldn’t expect footwear to be a big concern for people who can’t walk, but wheelers know — if you don’t move your feet all day, you’ve got to make sure that things fit just right. Additionally, if you can’t
… READ MOREFactors that influence prescription of foot orthoses. “Foot orthosis prescriptions are complex, but can be broadly classified into three categories. Selection of these prescription subtypes appears to be influenced by both
… READ MOREA proper running technique focusing on every step can help an athlete increase efficiency while preventing injury. Specifically, how the foot strikes the ground can affect performance, comfort, and even pain following an exercise
… READ MOREHigh-speed video footage courtesy Prof. Oliver M. O’Reilly, UC Berkeley Dept of Mechanical Engineering. YouTube Apr 11, 2017 By Brett Israel, UC Berkeley April 11, 2017 A new study by mechanical engineers at UC Berkeley finally
… READ MOREWhen toddlers are learning to walk, many spend some time walking up on their tip toes, which is known as toe walking. Commonly this is to get into things they aren’t meant to, but as they perfect their walking, they walk more with
… READ MOREIn 2010, the running-shoe world was in turmoil. The rapid rise of barefoot and minimalist running had sparked a critical re-evaluation of all the fancy technology packed into the most popular shoes – rollbars, heel lifts, cushioning
… READ MOREA multidisciplinary approach offered benefits for a pediatric patient who had idiopathic toe walking with severe contractures, according to Nicole M. Harris, PT, PCS, BOCO, of The Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colo. Harris
… READ MOREPediatric toe walking is not necessarily idiopathic and can be the result of an underlying deficit, Megan Smith, CO, director of clinical research at Surestep, said at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual
… READ MOREWalking barefoot on a gravel surface significantly improved gait in children with idiopathic toe walking, according to research presented here at the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly. Researcher Mark
… READ MOREThe biomechanical implications of high-heeled shoes are well known, and now dramatic weight-bearing images and new study findings are taking practitioner and patient awareness to the next level. But many women are still sacrificing
… READ MORETHE NEXT GENERATION OF KIDS SHOES. PLAE designs premium quality products that are fun, engaging and built for the way kids play. DESIGNED TO FIT Give your kids healthy, happy feet for a lifetime. We’ve engineered PLAE shoes to
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