The plantar aspect change caused by contact with soft surfaces creates and unstable gait and increases the risk of falling, especially in the elderly. This study aimed to analyze gait property by three-dimensional motion analysis on soft and normal surfaces and to clarify the relationship with physical function and fall risk. Twenty-four older people aged 65 88 years old and living independentl...

Post-operative pain and its management remains one of the most important issues in the field of surgery and health care system. On the other hand, opioid drug abuse has a large prevalence in Iran. Formalin test has been used as a method for assessing pain and analgesia in rats. In the present study, the post-operative pain in morphine addicted rats was compared with that of non-addicted ones us...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of first metatarsophalangeal joint arthroplasty compared with standard, nonsurgical management of wounds at the plantar hallux interphalangeal joint in patients with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We evaluated 41 patients with ulcers classified as University of Texas Grade 1A or 2A at the plantar aspect of the hallux interphalangeal joint u...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of botulinum toxin A on associated pain and functional impairment of refractory plantar fasciitis. DESIGN This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 27 patients (43 feet) with plantar fasciitis. Block randomization was performed using computer software. In patients with bilateral symptoms of comparable severity, botulinum toxin A was in...

OBJECTIVE To establish the efficacy for treatments of pain on the plantar aspect of the heel. METHODS Systematic review of the published and unpublished literature. Electronic search of Medline, BIDS and the Cochrane database of clinical trials. An assessment of the quality of the reporting was made of studies included in the review. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE patients' pain scores. STUDY SELEC...

PURPOSE To determine whether a fifteen-minute water immersion treatment affects the normal ankle joint position sense (JPS) at the middle range of dorsiflexion and plantar flexion actively and passively. METHODS Thirty healthy female volunteers aged between 18 and 30 years were treated by a 15-minute cryotherapy (6 ± 1°C). The subject's skin temperature over antromedial aspect of dominant ank...

BACKGROUND Running and hopping involve moving in a bouncing fashion during which the limbs behave as springs. The ability to alter the stiffness of these leg springs is essential to maintaining an efficient gait. Since the plantar surface of the foot is the only part of the body to encounter the ground during bipedal locomotion, it would seem logical that some aspect of the neurological functio...

To cite: Adegun OK, Abdelghani A, Fortune F. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-204962 DESCRIPTION Palmar and plantar fibromatosis are benign, painless thickening in the aponeurosis of the hands and feet, respectively. Both forms of superficial fibromatoses can manifest as single or multiple nodular swellings resulting from localised proliferati...

The protective sensation threshold is an important concept in the prevention of plantar ulceration in leprosy patients. Previous studies have suggested that skin with sensory nerve damage on the plantar aspect of the foot which can still detect the 5.07 Semmes-Weinstein monofilament (approximately 10 g) is highly unlikely to develop ulceration. While the threshold is thought to be less than the...

This study aimed to develop appropriate changes in a pair of shoes in order to improve the gait of an individual selected for this case study. This analysis took into account ergonomic aspects, namely those relating to the individual’s anthropometrics. Gait analysis was done with the adapted footwear both before and after intervention.A conventional X-ray was performed, which revealed a 29-mm l...