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Foot Problems and Their Associations with Toe Grip Strength and Walking Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Individuals Using Day Services: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesNursing Reports, 2023
Foot disorders in older individuals compromise balance and contribute to postural and gait instabilities, causing a decrease in the activities of daily living and quality of life.
Kashiko Fujii   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feature Assessment of Toe Area Activity during Walking of Elderly People with Stumbling Experiences through Wearable Clog-Integrated Plantar Visualization System

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
In this study, we investigated the relationship between toe-area activity and stumbling experiences utilizing our developed sensing system, in order to assess toe-area activity in elderly people with stumbling experiences.
Yingjie Jin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

EFFECTS OF UNITY PROSTHETIC ELEVATED VACUUM SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON MINIMUM SWING TOE CLEARANCE

open access: yesCanadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2021
BACKGROUND: The risk of tripping in people with amputation is greater than that of able-bodied individuals due to reduced toe clearance during the swing phase.
Hossein Gholizadeh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mutation in the CREBBP Gene in the Girl with Toe Walking Syndrome: Clinical Case

open access: yesВопросы современной педиатрии, 2021
Baclground. Pathogenic variants of the CREBBP gene have been revealed in patients with Rubinstein-Taybi and Menke-Hennekam syndromes, however, the toe walking symptom was not mentioned in these pathologies.Clinical Case Description.
David Pomarino   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compensatory advantages of toe walking [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2000
The study's hypothesis is that toe walking requires less peak muscle strength distally about the ankle and knee compared with normal heel-toe walking and thus may have compensatory advantages for patients with upper motor neuron injury and distal muscle weakness.Motion analysis and force platform data were collected in able-bodied subjects during toe ...
D C, Kerrigan   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The rise of the longitudinal arch when sitting, standing, and walking: Contributions of the windlass mechanism.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
The original windlass mechanism describes a one-to-one coupling between metatarsal joint dorsiflexion and medial longitudinal arch rise. The description assumes a sufficiently stiff plantar aponeurosis and absence of foot muscle activity. However, recent
Freddy Sichting, Florian Ebrecht
doaj   +1 more source

Toe-walking in heterozygous carriers of McArdle disease

open access: yesЛечащий Врач, 2022
McArdle disease (glycogen storage disease type V) is a metabolic myopathy often onset in the first decade of life. The main symptoms of the disease include myalgia and fatigue in the first few minutes of exercise, as well as its intolerance, including ...
D. Pomarino   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Walking on Toes

open access: yesClinical Orthopaedics and Trauma Care, 2022
The results of scientists from the University of Milan allowed us to take a fresh look at the basics of the physiology of the brain and nervous system. They found that neurological health largely depends on nerve impulses from the muscles of the legs to the brain.
openaire   +1 more source

Differentiating Between Idiopathic Toe Walking and Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review

open access: yesPediatric Physical Therapy, 2020
The purpose of this systematic review is to identify evidence-based examination components that enable a clinician to distinguish between children with idiopathic toe walking and cerebral palsy in order to accurately categorize them into their respective
Kathleen Schlough   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Correlation between toe brachial index and walking ability in peripheral arterial disease with type 2 diabetes mellitus

open access: yesBulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy, 2023
Background The primary symptom of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is intermittent claudication and the most common non-invasive diagnostic method is ankle brachial index.
Esha Arora   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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