Footprints

Footprints

Multi-scale Entropy Analysis for Evaluating the Balance of the Flatfeet

Published in Marcelo M. Soares, Franscisco Rebelo, Advances in Usability Evaulation, 2013

Several methods are used to classify flatfeet (Razeghia and Batt, 2002). The footprint method is the most widely used and is similar to the arch index. Staheli et al. (1987) obtained static footprints from participants standing in a relaxed position and used the results to classify foot types for which the support in the central zone of the foot was greater than the width of the metatarsal support. Hui et al (2007) used the clearer and simpler “three-line” method to classify the footprint type. The current study used both the Staheli and Hui methods of classification to determine flatfoot and normal foot.

The effectiveness of heel raises in managing Haglund deformity pain in figure skaters – a pilot study

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Published in Footwear Science, 2023

Madelaine Parker, Malia Ho

A footprint taken using the pedograph was used to measure the weight bearing length and width of the foot. The length of the foot was measured from the most posterior aspect of the heel to the tip of the longest toe. The width of the forefoot was measured by marking the most medial aspect of the first metatarso-phalangeal joint and the most lateral aspect of the fifth metatarso-phalangeal joint (Figure 1). The distance between these two marks were measured.

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