The Soles of Her Feet

Vibration of the Feet Soles Inducing a Walk Sensation Expands Peripersonal Space

Abstract – The representation of the peripersonal space is remapped by body action such as integrating tactile stimuli from the body’s surface with multisensory stimuli presented within a limited distance from the body. Previous study showed that boundaries of the peipersonal space extend while walking with listening to a looming sound, but it is unclear whether the boundaries change when a sen...

Shuffle Turn with Both Feet of Humanoid Robot by Controlling Load Distribution of Soles

This paper proposes a novel shuffle turning method for a humanoid robot by controlling load distribution of each sole. Conventionally, turning motion of a humanoid robot is performed by repeating of stepping the feet. However the motion is inefficient and time consuming. In our proposed methods, the feet are slipped on the floor without stepping. To minimize variation of the turning angle due t...

Intra-observer reproducibility of the feet soles two-point discrimination test in asymptomatic elderly and young individuals.

BACKGROUND The first sign of plantar sensory impairment due to aging and peripheral neuropathies are manifested on the soles of the feet and can result in postural control and balance deficits. The aim of cutaneous sensitivity tests is to assess the skin sensory innervation density such as those of the distal segments. In some studies the two-point discrimination test (TPD) have been applied on...

Severe Gram-Negative Intertrigo of the Feet

Introduction: Intertrigo is a common disease of the skin usually caused by fungi and/or bacteria, often involving major or minor skin folds. Here, we report a case of severe, ulcerative intertrigo of all interdigital folds of both feet caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a patient with type II diabetes who acquired the infection during a trip to Senegal. Case Pres...

I scratched his soles.