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...

Dr Paul Brand was the first to widely use Total Contact Casting (TCC) in the mid 1960’s to offload the insensate foot in Hansen’s disease (Sinacore et al, 1987). It has since been identified as a ‘Gold Standard’ for offloading diabetic foot ulceration within the diabetic foot-care community (Boulton, 2004).

Background. Four of the most relevant gestures in rugby (RU) are the pass, the tackle, the line out, and the scrum. RU is the third most common contact sport on the planet, and being a fast-paced collision game and carries a high risk of injury. Objectives. To describe and compare plantar dynamics during four sports gestures in rugby players through speed, strength, and balance. Methods. Twen...

The purpose of the current study was to identify the biomechanical features of elite female baseball pitching. Kinematics and kinetics of eleven elite female baseball pitchers were reported and compared with eleven elite male pitchers. Results suggested that females share many similarities with males in pitching kinematics, with a few significant differences. Specifically, at the instant of str...

Trajectory generation for quadruped robots is a challenging task since they are underactuated systems which must balance using sensory feedback and satisfy ground contact constraints. There is a substantial body of evidence that many animals use central pattern generators (CPGs) for generating joint trajectories and regulation through sensory feedback. However, CPG models formulated in the join...

The importance of well-functioning toes has long been recognised but has not previously been assessed in biomechanical studies. We have examined the weight-bearing function of the foot in 160 normal subjects by use of the pedobarograph. The function of the toes was assessed by reference to the time they were in contact with the ground and the peak pressures they exerted individually in comparis...

BACKGROUND To determine if patients with no contact with a multi-disciplinary team High Risk Foot Service (MDT-HRFS) had an increased rate of hospital admission for diabetes foot infection compared to patients with contact. Secondary aims were to report on clinical outcomes. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted at a major tertiary referral hospital in metropolitan Sydney over 12 months...