Background: The medial longitudinal arch of the foot is important because it helps protect
the foot from injury. Researchers have developed many measures to quantify the …

Objective To provide a narrative synthesis of the research literature pertaining to footwear
comfort, including definitions, measurement scales, footwear design features, and …

Covering every aspect of the process, this book introduces the design, development,
manufacturing, and marketing of footwear. It also presents a comprehensive discussion of …

This study aimed to examine the effects of high heeled shoes (HHS) wearing experience
and heel height on human standing balance and functional mobility. Thirty young and …

Additive manufacturing technologies offer important new manufacturing possibilities, but its
potential is so big that only with the support of other technologies can it really be exploited …

Assessing comfort of running footwear reliably is challenging. The purpose of this study was
to compare the intra-rater reliability between different assessment types, to calculate intra …

Introduction Designing footwear for comfort is vital for preventing foot injuries and promoting
foot health. This study explores the impact of auxetic structured shoe soles on plantar …

Research on high-tech running shoes is increasing but few studies are available about the
use of high-tech track spike shoes (super spikes), despite their growing popularity among …

Perceived footwear comfort influences wearability and can impact on physical mobility,
performance and foot-related complaints. To date, there has been no comprehensive review …

Footwear with or without custom foot orthotics have the potential to improve comfort, but the
link with running performance needs further investigation. We systematically reviewed the …