BACKGROUND Therapeutic footwear is recommended for those people with severe foot problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, it is known that many do not wear them. Although previous European studies have recommended service and footwear design improvements, it is not known if services have improved or if this footwear meets the personal needs of people with RA. As an earlier s...

OBJECTIVE To review the evidence for the effectiveness of therapeutic footwear in preventing foot reulceration in individuals with diabetes and foot risk factors. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a structured literature review based on a Medline search for studies of therapeutic footwear that examined prevention of reulceration. Nine published articles were identified. Characteristics...

BACKGROUND Many work places require standing for prolonged periods of time and are potentially damaging to health, with links to musculoskeletal disorders and acute trauma from workplace accidents. Footwear provides the only interaction between the body and the ground and therefore a potential means to impact musculoskeletal disorders. However, there is very limited research into the necessary ...

Squash is associated with a high incidence of chronic injuries. Currently there is a trend in many sports for players to select minimalist footwear. The aim of the current investigation was to examine the effects of squashspecific, running shoes and minimalist footwear on the kinetics and 3-D kinematics of the lunge movement in squash players. Twelve male squash players performed lunge movement...

BACKGROUND In Northern Ethiopia, use of footwear by the rural community is limited, and non-governmental organizations provide footwear for school children as a means of preventing podoconiosis. However, this is not a sustainable strategy. This study assessed willingness to pay for footwear among people with and without podoconiosis. METHODS A comparative cross-sectional community-based study...

The present Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards for safety, protective and occupational footwear EN ISO 20344-20347 classify footwear as cold protective by a pass/fail test where the limits are set for an allowed 10 degrees C temperature drop inside the footwear during 30 min at a temperature gradient of approximately 40 degr...

In the paper, we first present some basic foot measurement procedures. We then highlight some advantages and disadvantages of optical foot measuring instruments. We then present results of foot measurements that were carried out on Slovenian footwear customers by the Slovenian footwear manufacturer Alpina. Thereupon, we present Alpina’s development of the first generation of new customer adjust...

Footwear is a fundamental piece of clothing that is worn in most communities throughout the world. Footwear protects the foot from extraneous trauma, it can provide comfort, and it is also a fashion item. It addition, certain footwear, for example, running shoes, are purported to provide improvements in performance and reductions in injury. Footwear can have a significant effect on the musculos...

OBJECTIVES An estimated 55-90% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis have foot problems. Therapeutic footwear is frequently prescribed as part of usual care, but data on its use and effect is incomplete. This study aimed to investigate the use and effects of therapeutic footwear. METHODS Patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving custom-made therapeutic footwear for the first time formed an...

BACKGROUND Previous research has shown that good footwear characteristics may reduce foot pain and foot-related disability in people with gout. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of good and poor footwear characteristics on plantar pressure and spatiotemporal parameters of gait in people with gout. METHODS Thirty-six people with gout participated in a cross-sectional repeated m...