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Cracked Skin/Tennis Shoe Dermatitis
Published in Charles Theisler, Adjuvant Medical Care, 2023
For many people, cracked skin appears or gets worse during the winter, when air is drier. This primarily affects the hands, feet, and lips.1 Most deep fissures are found on the feet or hands. The soles of the feet and especially the heels and big toes are most commonly involved. Deep cracks are very painful and can bleed. The main cause is wearing wet or sweaty socks or swimming a lot. Excessive bathing with soap (soap dermatitis—soap removes the natural protective oils from the skin), winter weather, and eczema all can cause cracked skin.2
Applied anatomy and surgical approaches
Published in Maneesh Bhatia, Essentials of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2021
Rajeev Vohra, Babaji Sitaram Thorat, Avtar Singh
The lateral plantar artery passes deep to abductor hallucis and flexor digitorum brevis towards the base of fifth MT and then curves medially to create the deep plantar arch. At the proximal end of the first intermetatarsal space it anastomoses with the deep plantar artery which is a branch of the DPA (Figure 2.5). Four MT arteries arise from the convexity of the arch, which divides further into a pair of plantar digital arteries supplying the foot webs and adjacent toes. The medial plantar artery runs deep to abductor hallucis and then between it and flexor digitorum brevis to reach the medial border of the hallux. It supplies muscles of the hallux and skin on the medial aspect of the sole (Figure 2.5).
Introduction to Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements
Published in Raj K. Keservani, Anil K. Sharma, Rajesh K. Kesharwani, Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements, 2020
Bhushan R. Rane, Raj Kesarwani
Nutraceuticals are differentiated from dietary supplements on the following grounds: Nutraceuticals are the fortified foods or nutritional products that are used as supplemental food as well as used to prevent or treat diseases and/or disorders.Nutraceuticals are used as a conventional food item as a sole for meals (Kalra, 2003).
Higher body mass index is associated with lower foot health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: baseline results of the Amsterdam-Foot cohort
Published in Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 2020
R Dahmen, A Konings-Pijnappels, S Kerkhof, S Verberne, M Boers, LD Roorda, M van der Leeden
The forefoot plantar pressure findings were remarkable, with higher BMI related to higher forefoot pressures only in-shoe, but not barefoot. The literature on obese patients without RA is contradictory, with some studies (44, 45), but not all (11, 46), reporting normal bare forefoot pressures. The association between a higher BMI and higher in-shoe forefoot pressures could be the result of a smaller in-shoe contact area compared to barefoot contact area, as this contact area is apparently reduced by the footwear. The extent of sagging of the foot is likely to depend on the formability of the foot on the one hand and the physical properties of the upper of the shoe on the other. This relationship between both foot and shoe formability properties needs to be investigated in future research.
Impact of rocker sole footwear on plantar pressure distribution during standing and walking in adult obese women
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2020
François Fourchet, Nicola A. Maffiuletti, Fiorenza Agosti, Alessandra Patrizi, Alessandro Sartorio
Different factors may affect plantar loading distribution in obese individuals. Even though plantar pressure is mainly influenced by gait dynamics, about 35% of the variance in dynamic plantar pressure may be explained by the structure of the foot [13]. Interestingly, the type of footwear may also have an effect on plantar loading characteristics [10,14]. For example, ergonomic/toning shoes with an unstable rocker sole (RS), which have been shown to increase lower extremity muscle activity [15] and energy expenditure during standing and walking in obese people [16], may also alter plantar pressure distribution compared to flat-bottomed (FB) shoes, as recently demonstrated in lean individuals [17]. Specifically, RS shoes decreased maximal pressure at the midfoot and rearfoot during standing, while increasing pressure under the toes by 76%, and also reduced maximal pressure at the midfoot and forefoot during walking [17]. Whether such RS shoe-specific unloading of selected foot regions – and more particularly so for the midfoot – also occurs in obese people is actually unknown, but potentially relevant.
An exercise program for people with severe peripheral neuropathy and diabetic foot ulcers – a case series on feasibility and safety
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2020
Kajsa Lindberg, Britt Sundekilde Møller, Klaus Kirketerp-Møller, Morten Tange Kristensen
A recent review states that 85% of diabetes-related amputations are precipitated by a foot ulcer which emphasizes the severity of the condition [13]. For people with diabetes, severe PN and diabetic foot ulcers, the common view is, that a reduced activity level in terms of restricted walking and exercise is necessary [3,14,15] to make the ulcer heal. Thus, the challenge of combining less accumulated pressure on the foot sole with the benefits from physical exercise exists. However, Otterman et al. [16] showed that an exercise program including weight-bearing, was safe, feasible, and with positive effect on blood glucose regulation, muscle strength and perceived limitations in everyday life. Still, although all the 22 participants had diabetic foot complications, only two had an active foot ulcer.