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Evaluation and optimisation of a footwear assessment tool for use within a clinical environment

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2022
Footwear has been documented as a significant factor in the aetiology of foot pain in the general population. Assessing footwear in a clinical setting continues to be practitioner specific and there is limited guidance to direct advice.
Stephen Ellis, Helen Branthwaite, Nachiappan Chockalingam   +2 more
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The effect of minimalist, maximalist and energy return footwear of equal mass on running economy and substrate utilization [PDF]

, 2016
The aim of the current study was to explore the effects of minimalist, maximalist and energy return footwear of equal mass on economy and substrate utilisation during steady state running. Ten male runners completed 6 min steady state runs in minimalist,
Dillon, Stephanie, Shore, Hannah, Sinclair, Jonathan Kenneth   +2 more
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The extent of protective footwear use among school-age rural children at high risk for podoconiosis and socio-economic correlates: A household cross-sectional survey in Southern Ethiopia.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
BackgroundPodoconiosis is preventable if genetically susceptible people wear shoes starting from an early age and do so consistently. However, lack of routine use of footwear is one of the major risk factors for podoconiosis and several other foot ...
Abebayehu Tora, Getnet Tadele, Gail Davey, Colleen M McBride   +3 more
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Identification of subject-specific responses to footwear during running

Scientific Reports, 2023
Placing a stronger focus on subject-specific responses to footwear may lead to a better functional understanding of footwear’s effect on running and its influence on comfort perception, performance, and pathogenesis of injuries.
Fabian Horst, Fabian Hoitz, Djordje Slijepcevic, Nicolas Schons, Hendrik Beckmann, Benno M. Nigg, Wolfgang I. Schöllhorn   +6 more
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'Choosing shoes': a preliminary study into the challenges facing clinicians in assessing footwear for rheumatoid patients

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2010
Background Footwear has been accepted as a therapeutic intervention for the foot affected by rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Evidence relating to the objective assessment of footwear in patients with RA is limited.
Dalbeth Nicola, Williams Anita E, Silvester Renee N, Rome Keith   +3 more
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Indonesian Export of Footwear Product: Export Destination Countries Analysis

JEJAK: Jurnal Ekonomi dan Kebijakan, 2022
This study aims to analyze factors affecting the export volume of Indonesian footwear products in eight export destination countries during the 2017-2020 period.
Siti Hodijah, Yohanes Vyn Amzar, Thereza Ismiranda   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of barefoot and barefoot inspired footwear on the kinetics and kinematics of running in comparison to conventional running shoes. [PDF]

, 2012
Barefoot running has experienced a resurgence in footwear biomechanics literature, based on the supposition that it serves to reduce the occurrence of overuse injuries in comparison to conventional shoe models.
Andrew Greenhalgh, Christopher James Edmundson, Darrell Brooks, De Koning J, Edington C J, Fellin R E, Hartveld A, Jonathan Sinclair, Misevich K W, Robbins S E, Sarah Jane Hobbs, Shorten M A, Sinclair J, Smith L, Squadrone R   +14 more
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Chemical enhancement of footwear impressions in blood deposited on fabric — evaluating the use of alginate casting materials followed by chemical enhancement [PDF]

, 2010
Most footwear marks made in blood on a surface such as fabric tend to be enhanced in situ rather than physically recovered using a lifting technique prior to enhancement.
Bandey, Helen, Farrugia, Kevin J., Home Office Scientific Development Branch, Fingerprint and Footwear Forensic Group, NicDaeid, N., Savage, Kathleen   +4 more
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Running Injury Paradigms and Their Influence on Footwear Design Features and Runner Assessment Methods: A Focused Review to Advance Evidence-Based Practice for Running Medicine Clinicians

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022
Many runners seek health professional advice regarding footwear recommendations to reduce injury risk. Unfortunately, many clinicians, as well as runners, have ideas about how to select running footwear that are not scientifically supported.
Cristine Agresta, Christina Giacomazzi, Mark Harrast, Jessica Zendler   +3 more
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Improving Cotton Fabric Dyeability by Oxygen Plasma Surface Activation

Surfaces
This paper focuses on investigating the use of low-pressure oxygen plasma as a surface treatment aimed at enhancing the wettability and dyeability of cotton fabrics for use in textiles and footwear materials.
Víctor M. Serrano-Martínez, Carlos Ruzafa-Silvestre, Carlota Hernández-Fernández, Elena Bañón-Gil, Francisca Arán-Ais, Elena Orgilés-Calpena   +5 more
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