Study Design Concurrent validity study. Objectives To determine the of 3 clinical methods for assessing static foot posture in older people. Background Variations structure medial longitudinal arch are thought to influence lower extremity function; however, measurements has not been fully established. Methods and Measures Clinical index (AI), navicular height (NH), Foot Posture Index (FPI) were performed on 95 subjects (31 men 64 women), aged 62 94 years (mean ± SD, 78.6 6.5 years). These...

Abstract Background Plantar pressure systems are increasingly being used to evaluate foot function in both research settings and clinical practice. The purpose of this study was investigate the reliability TekScan MatScan ® system assessing plantar forces pressures during barefoot level walking. Methods Thirty participants were assessed for measurements taken one week apart variables maximum force, peak average pressure. following seven regions investigated; heel, midfoot, 3 rd ‐5 th...

Hallux valgus is a common orthopaedic condition affecting elderly people. Grading the severity of commonly involves obtaining measurements from radiographs, which may not be feasible or necessary in some clinical research settings. Recently, non-invasive assessment tool (the Manchester scale), consisting four standardized photographs, has been developed; however, its validity yet determined. Therefore, objective this study was to determine by correlating scale scores with hallux obtained...

Plantar heel pain can be managed with dry needling of myofascial trigger points; however, there is only poor-quality evidence supporting its use.The purpose this study was to evaluate the effectiveness for plantar pain.The a parallel-group, participant-blinded, randomized controlled trial.The conducted in university health sciences clinic.Study participants were 84 patients at least 1 month's duration.Participants randomly assigned receive real or sham point needling. The intervention...

Plantar calcaneal spurs are common, however their pathophysiology is poorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and correlates of plantar in a large sample older people.Weightbearing lateral foot radiographs 216 people (140 women 76 men) aged 62 94 years (mean age 75.9, SD 6.6) were examined for Achilles tendon spurs. Associations between presence sex, body mass index, radiographic measures posture, self-reported co-morbidities current or previous heel pain then...

The severity of hallux valgus is easily appreciated by its clinical appearance, however x-ray measurements are also frequently used to evaluate the condition, particularly if surgery being considered. There have been few large studies that assessed validity these observations across a wide spectrum deformity. In addition, no specifically focused on older people where progression disorder has largely ceased. Therefore, this study aimed explore relationships between relevant with respect in...

Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of customised foot orthoses in chronic mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. Methods This was a participant-blinded, parallel-group randomised controlled trial at single centre (La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia). One hundred and forty participants aged 18–55 years with tendinopathy were to receive eccentric calf muscle exercises either (intervention group) or sham (control group). Allocation intervention concealed. The Victorian Institute Sports...

Mechanically induced hyperkeratotic lesions (corns and calluses) are among the most common foot problems in older people. However, their aetiology is not well understood.To compare magnitude of pressures generated under when walking people with without plantar calluses.Peak pressure measurements were obtained from 292 participants (99 men 193 women) aged 62-96 years (mean +/- SD 77.6 6.9) recruited a retirement village university health sciences clinic. Comparisons then made between callused...

Background: The toes play an important stabilizing role in weightbearing activities. However, the factors that influence toe plantarflexion strength are poorly understood, and there no validated measures for assessing weakness clinical setting. Therefore, objectives of this study were to determine whether differs according age gender evaluate validity a screening test plantarflexor (the paper grip test). Methods: Plantarflexion hallux lesser was measured 40 young participants (20 men 20...

Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in dynamic plantar pressure distribution between older people with and without radiographically confirmed osteoarthritis (OA) the first metatarsophalangeal joint (first MPJ) foot. Dynamic recordings using TekScan MatScan® system were obtained during barefoot level walking 40 participants; 20 OA MPJ displaying less than 55 degrees passive dorsiflexion, no evidence greater dorsiflexion. Group comparisons variables maximum force...

To determine whether there are differences in the foot-specific and general health-related quality of life (HRQOL) people with without first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint osteoarthritis (OA).The HRQOL 43 participants (mean ± SD age 50.0 10.8 years) symptomatic radiographically confirmed MTP OA (case group) was compared to an age-, sex-, body mass index-matched control group. Foot-specific assessed using Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire. Both...

Objective To compare the effectiveness of prefabricated foot orthoses to rocker‐sole footwear in reducing pain people with first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Participants (n = 102) MTP OA were randomly allocated receive individualized, or footwear. The primary outcome measure was subscale on Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) at 12 weeks. Secondary measures included function, footwear, and general health subscales FHSQ; Function Index; severity stiffness...

Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of prefabricated foot orthoses for prevention lower limb overuse injuries in naval recruits. Methods This study was a participant-blinded and assessor-blinded, parallel-group randomised controlled trial. Three-hundred six participants aged 17–50 years who undertook 11 weeks initial defence training at Royal Australian Navy Recruit School (Cerberus, Australia) were to control group (flat insoles, n=153) or an intervention (contoured, orthoses, n=153)....