Background Foot posture is a risk factor for some lower limb injuries, however the underlying
mechanism is not well understood. Plantar pressure analysis is one technique to investigate …

Background Many multi-segment foot models based on skin-markers have been proposed
for in-vivo kinematic analysis of foot joints. It remains unclear whether these models have …

Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation among the navicular
drop test, the arch angle, the Staheli index and the Chippaux-Smirak index. The reliability …

Foot orthoses are often used to correct altered gait patterns. The purpose of this study was to
investigate how foot orthoses can modify the magnitude of three dimensional moments of …

Anatomical insoles and additions have a corrective action on the footwear user. They are
intended to reduce and adequately distribute plantar pressure among support points, thus …

The human foot is a complex structure that plays an important role in our capacity for upright
locomotion. Comparisons of our feet with those of our closest extinct and extant relatives …

Objectives To investigate the effects of a foot training program on muscle morphology and
strength as well as running biomechanics in healthy recreational runners. Design Proof-of …

Background The plantar foot muscles and plantar fascia differ between different foot
postures. However, how each individual plantar structure contribute to foot posture has not …

The introduction of biplane fluoroscopy has created the ability to evaluate in vivo motion,
enabling six degree-of-freedom measurement of the tibiotalar and subtalar joints. Although …

Background: Flatfoot deformity is thought to affect gait kinematics, but the effect of flatfoot on
segmental motion of the foot during gait remains unclear. Recently, multi-segmental foot …