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Marcos Marcondes Godoy, Filipa Carvalho and Antônio Renato Moro
Hallux Valgus is an orthopedic deformity of the forefoot region characterized by a lateral deviation of the first toe by more than 15 degrees with a medial deviation of the first metatarsal, often associated with a rotational deformity of the hallux phal...
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Andrea Biscarini, Cristina V. Dieni, Raffaele Losavio, Roberto Panichi and Samuele Contemori
(1) Background: The static body-weight wall-squat (SBWS) exercise is often included in the early rehabilitation stages of the lower limb. To establish its effectiveness and optimise its application, it is important to precisely quantify the muscle contri...
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Marta Izquierdo-Renau, Roberto Sanchis-Sanchis, Jose I. Priego-Quesada, Alberto Encarnación-Martínez, Ana Queralt and Pedro Pérez-Soriano
The use of minimalist shoes (MS) in running involves changes in running mechanics compared to conventional shoes (CS), but there is still little research analysing the effects of this footwear on plantar pressure, which could help to understand some risk...
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Xuanzhen Cen, Zhenghui Lu, Julien S. Baker, Bíró István and Yaodong Gu
Although values of arch stiffness index (ASI) have been used to evaluate arch structure and injury susceptibility, investigations are limited regarding the influence of ASI on biomechanical characteristics during gait termination, which involves a challe...
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Alessandra B. Matias, Paolo Caravaggi, Ulisses T. Taddei, Alberto Leardini and Isabel C. N. Sacco
Different location and incidence of lower extremity injuries have been reported in rearfoot strike (RFS) and forefoot strike (FFS) recreational runners. These might be related to functional differences between the two footstrike patterns affecting foot k...
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Liangliang Xiang, Qichang Mei, Datao Xu, Justin Fernandez and Yaodong Gu
Human toes are crucial for vertical jumping performance. The purpose of this study is to investigate the acute effect of hallux abduction manipulation on foot inter-segment kinematic alterations and plantar loading redistribution during the countermoveme...
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Rebecca Alonzo, Crosby Teo, Jing Wen Pan, Phillis Soek Po Teng, Thorsten Sterzing and Pui Wah Kong
This study investigated how midsole hardness of basketball footwear affects lower extremity biomechanics and impacts perception in drop vertical jumps. Eighteen male basketball players performed drop vertical jumps from three heights (31 cm, 46 cm, 61 cm...
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Francisco J. Dominguez-Muñoz, Miguel A. Hernández-Mocholi, Luis J. Manso, Daniel Collado-Mateo, Santos Villafaina, Jose C. Adsuar and Narcis Gusi
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease defined as a state of hyperglycaemia in fasting or postprandial states. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) often show reduced physical function, including low levels of strength, balance or mobility. In t...
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Christian Mitschke, Tobias Heß and Thomas L. Milani
Accelerometers and gyroscopes are used to detect foot strike (FS), i.e., the moment when the foot first touches the ground. However, it is unclear whether different conditions (footwear hardness or foot strike pattern) influence the accuracy and precisio...
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