Foot pressures were measured in 10 healthy women, while walking in high-heeled (5.91 ± 1.03 cm) and low-heeled (1.95 ± 1.06 cm) shoes. The foot was divided into seven regions. For each region the following parameters were calculated: the peak pressure (PP), pressure time integral (PTI), maximum force (MF), force time integral (FTI), contact time (CT) and contact area (CA). In high heels loading...

INTRODUCTION Reconstruction of weight-bearing heel defects remains a challenge because of the unique characteristics of the plantar skin. Though numerous surgical reconstructive options have been reported, the instep flap represents an ideal option and seems to be more acceptable to patients than others. However, when the heel defect expands to the instep area, the ipsilateral instep is not ava...

This study examined the effects of different high-heeled footwear heights on lower extremity medial tibiofemoral cartilage mechanics and longitudinal failure probability, using musculoskeletal simulation probabilistic modelling approaches. The current investigation 24 participants, walking in four (high heel, medium low trainer). Walking kinematics were collected an 8-camera motion capture syst...

Plantar fasciitis (PF) is present in 10% of the population and is the most common cause of plantar heel pain. PF is painful, can alter daily activities and presents as a sharp pain localized to the plantar foot and medial heel. The underlying etiology involves microtrauma to the plantar fascia, specifically at its insertion point on the calcaneus. Successful management of plantar fasciitis is t...

Mechanical heel pain is one of the most frequent conditions presented to foot and ankle specialists. Plantar heel pain is responsible for the majority of mechanical heel pain cases. Plantar heel pain is defined as insertional heel pain of the plantar fascia with or without a heel spur (Fig. 1). The most common cause cited for plantar heel pain is biomechanical abnormalities that lead to patholo...

OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to investigate the causes of plantar heel pain and find differences in the clinical features of plantar fasciitis (PF) and fat pad atrophy (FPA), which are common causes of plantar heel pain, for use in differential diagnosis. METHOD This retrospective study analyzed the medical records of 250 patients with plantar heel pain at the Foot Clinic of Re...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to show the effect of different forefoot and heel support surfaces on the activities of the rectus femoris and medial hamstring muscles during the sit-to-stand task while wearing high-heel shoes. [Subjects] Fifteen female subjects were recruited. [Methods] The muscle activities of the rectus femoris and hamstring muscles were recorded using an MP150 syste...

[Purpose] This study investigated the effects of the bridging plus exercise with heel lift on lower extremity muscles. [Subjects and Methods] Nine healthy males participated. The subjects performed bridging exercises under two conditions. Surface electromyography was used to measure the electrical activities of the medial hamstring (MH) and the gluteus maximus (GM) muscles. [Results] Activation...