Comparison of short controlled ankle motion boots and barefoot walking on spatiotemporal gait parameters and plantar pressure distribution.

Controlled ankle motion (CAM) boots are commonly recommended to protect the foot-ankle complex in reducing loading, continuing ambulation, and maintaining daily activities. However, maintaining a normal and comfortable gait while wearing CAM boots is quite challenging. The added weight of the CAM boot, coupled with reduced ankle work capacity, hinders the full execution of gait parameters, leading to spatiotemporal asymmetry.

Is Morton's neuroma in a pes planus or pes cavus foot lead to differences in pressure distribution and gait parameters?

Morton's neuroma (MN) is a compressive neuropathy of the common digital plantar nerve causing forefoot pain. Foot posture and altered plantar pressure distribution have been identified as predispoing factors, however no studies have compared individuls with different foot postures with MN. Thus, we aimed to compare the effect of MN on spatiotemporal gait parameters and foot-pressure distribution in individuals with pes planus and pes cavus.

Video-Based Information About Plantar Fasciitis Reflects Current Treatment Guidelines.

Background: Online health-related information has become increasingly popular. Social media platforms have great potential to support and change patients' perspective. Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common disease that is one of the most frequently researched subjects among foot problems.

Effects of custom-made insoles on foot pressure redistribution, gait parameters, and pain in calcaneal apophysitis-a pretest and posttest study.

Background: Calcaneal apophysitis is a self-limiting disorder that often affects adolescents with a high level of activity and leads to increased pain severity, impairments in gait parameters, and poor health-related quality of life.

Objective: To investigate the combination of custom-made insoles and exercise on foot pressure distribution, spatial-temporal gait parameters, and pain intensity in patients with calcaneal apophysitis.

Study Design: A one-group pretest-posttest design.

Does an Accelerated Program Give Equivalent Results in Both Elite Athletes and Nonathletes?

Context: Although many researchers have investigated the functional outcomes of different accelerated rehabilitation programs after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), the functional results of the same accelerated rehabilitation program following ACLR applied for both elite athletes and nonathletes have not yet been investigated.

Objective: To examine the effects of the same accelerated anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation program on pain and functionality of elite athletes and nonathletes.

Design: Prospective preintervention-postintervention design.