Publications by authors named "Andrea Roca-Dols"
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- A study explored the impact of long-term bilateral calf stretching on balance and plantar pressure, showing that consistent stretching improves posture control and reduces pressure on the feet.
- The research involved measuring static footprints and balance among 24 participants before and after 120 seconds of passive calf muscle stretching.
- Results indicated improved balance (particularly with eyes closed) and reduced plantar pressures in the heel and midfoot, while also increasing foot surface area during stance.
The main objective of this research was to know how five different cushioning shoes may interfere in ground contact times of each gait phase of walking and running in contrast with barefoot condition. Thirty healthy sport recreational male runners participated in this study. They played over a treadmill wearing minimalist, Boost®, Ethyl-vinyl-acetate (EVA), Air® chamber and pronation-control cushioning shoes technologies and under barefoot condition, recording the last 30 s of walking and running at 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTriceps surae (TS) and tibialis anterior (TA) activation patterns have not yet been studied under different types of sport shoes. We hypothesized that sports shoes may reduce the activity patterns of these muscles in relation to barefoot condition. Thus, our main aim was to evaluate the activity patterns of TS and TA muscles in healthy people during all gait phases using five types of sport shoes with respect to barefoot condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Peroneus longus and brevis (PLB) disorders are commonly in people with lateral ligamentous instability, ankle pain, lateral hindfoot pain and structures of the proximal compartment of the lower legs and their muscle activity is believed to be influenced by different footwear types. The proposal of this research is to evaluate the effects of five types of footwear with respect to the barefoot condition and analyze the activity patterns of PLB muscles in healthy subjects during the gait cycle.
Methods: Thirty healthy subjects were recruited in a laboratory in this cross-sectional research design.