The purpose of our study was to determine if altering the insoles within footwear or walking barefoot, as an attempt to increase or decrease cutaneous stimuli, would improve dynamic balance during a hill-walking task. We hypothesize that compared with foam insoles or iced bare feet, textured insoles or bare feet will result in greater speeds, longer step lengths, narrower step width, shorter st...

Present paper describes major RTD challenges and key technologies in order to respond to the demand for consumer oriented highly flexible and networked production systems. Shoe manufacturing is considered as a pilot sector, and a factory for the production of highly customized footwear is discussed as an example of agile and balanced production system, capable of integrating and cooperating wit...

Background The knee is the most common site of running related injuries (42.1% of all injuries). Orthoses are thought to manage knee pain by reducing internal tibial rotation as the subtalar joint pronates. However, the influence of the footwear that orthoses are placed in is often ignored. This study aimed to determine the immediate effects of footwear and foot orthoses on transverse plane rot...

The application of Leuco Crystal Violet (LCV) for the enhancement of footwear and fingerprint impression evidence was first utilized in the FBI Laboratory in late 1993, after learning from Mr. John F. Fischer (1) of the formulation of this reagent. Mr. Fischer subsequently made a presentation on this topic at the International Symposium on Footwear and Tire Tread Impression Evidence at the FBI ...

Anti-personnel landmines are a continuing threat to soldiers and civilians working overseas in post conflict situations. Several groups of governmental and commercial scientists are currently designing and/or testing footwear to protect the lower leg from the effects of close proximity blast. The general principles surrounding testing of protective footwear are examined together with an assessm...

INTRODUCTION Thong style flip-flop footwear and sandals are the preferred footwear of 22% of children in Australia [1]. However, little is known about the effects of thong wearing on the growing child, despite thongs being identified by parents as a primary contributor to children’s total foot complaints with 15% of forefoot and 22% of rearfoot foot complaints attributed to thong and sandal wea...

Methodology Hundred (100) female subjects were participated for the study and fifty one (51) subjects were included to the footwear size 36 group with 23.8years mean age (SD = 2.5) and forty nine subjects to the footwear size 40 group with 24.4 (SD = 2.4) years mean age. Both groups were given similar type three centimeters height heeled footwear and there was 6 greater angle locate between hee...

Inadequate footwear, painful and hyperkeratotic lesions (HL) are an extremely common problems amongst older people. Such problems increase the risk of falls, hamper mobility, reduction of quality of life, dignity, and ability to remain independent. The etiology of painful and feet conditions is poorly understood.To discover footwear preferences of older people, pain tolerance may favor presence...

Interest in distance running amongst females has expanded rapidly. Although there are numerous health benefits associated with running, the occurrence of injury is well documented. Given the relative susceptibility of females to overuse running injuries, a key issue within the discipline of footwear biomechanics that has yet to be appropriately addressed is the specific demands of athletic foot...