Prolonged walking with knee joint contracture causes changes in the functioning of muscles lower leg and foot. Objective. To study foot conditions using a human model. Methods. The gait analysis was performed OpenSim 4.0 program. modeling based on gait2394 following were studied: m. peroneus brevis, longus, tertius, tibialis posterior, anterium, flexor digitorum hallucis extensor longus. Result...

Introduction Type 2 diabetes is predicted to become the 7 leading cause of death in the world by the year 2030 [1]. Diabetic foot is the most common long-term diabetic complication, and it is a major risk factor for plantar ulceration (PU), it is determined by peripheral neuropathy (PN), vascular disease, increased foot pressures, foot trauma, deformity and callus [1]. The aim of this study is ...

Athletic injuries of the foot and lower extremity are commonly treated with custom foot orthoses. These devices usually provide immediate relief of the athlete's pain and dysfunction. Occasionally, however, they do not help, or even increase the patient's discomfort. We discuss a method of using in-shoe pressure-measurement systems to analyze the athletic patient's foot and lower-extremity func...

Abstract Prosthetic limbs fabricate devices that provide amputees with a replacement for their missing limbs, restoring some function. These artificial feet are not as multifunctional natural feet, but they improve the patient’s performance level. Considering prosthetic in particular, selecting device is based on how favorably matches human foot’s characteristics. designed to meet required valu...

PURPOSE Medial longitudinal arch (MLA) strengthening has been considered an important part of successful flatfoot treatment. But, to date, the biomechanical loading behavior of the medial arch in flatfoot has not been evaluated. This study aimed to evaluate the MLA moment, MLA deformation angle, foot kinematics and ground reaction forces (GRF) in both normal foot and flatfoot groups. METHODS ...

Foot orthoses are prescribed to improve posture in the foot and ankle. The decade of the 1980s witnessed the widespread use of foot orthoses in an attempt to produce relief of a variety of symptoms in the foot and leg and pathologies due to hindfoot and/or forefoot malalignments. While it is documented that many overuse injuries of the lower limb can be relieved with the use of foot orthoses, i...

Introduction Treatment or prevention of specific foot problems often requires an analysis of the biomechanics of the foot. These analyses can be performed by different experts. Specifically, in Flanders, they may be performed by medical doctors in orthopaedics and rehabilitation, orthopaedic technologists, or podiatrists. It is well known that there is no standardization yet of clinical methods...

INTRODUCTION Experiments utilizing cadaveric models can be designed to investigate a variety of issues related to functional anatomy and orthopedic pathology. Examining isolated components of the foot or ankle is useful but may not provide meaningful insight into the structure’s overall in vivo function during activities of daily living. Recently cadaver models, consisting of the entire foot an...

The acute changes of running biomechanics in habitually shod children when barefoot have been demonstrated. However, the long-term effects on sprinting is not well understood. How does four years participation a daily school program influence sprint and stretch-shortening cycle jump ability children? One hundred one from education (age, 11.2 ± 0.7 years-old) 93 control 11.1 performed 50 m maxim...