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- The study examined how safety shoes affect dynamic balance during unexpected trips compared to regular shoes.
- It analyzed the vertical position of the center of mass and the swing leg's momentum in a group of participants who experienced trips while walking.
- Results showed that safety shoes negatively impacted balance, leading to increased momentum and lower center of mass, which may raise the risk of falls.
Article Abstract
Safety shoes are known to challenge dynamic balance, but the interaction between footwear and trips has not been thoroughly explored. This study investigated the biomechanical differences on dynamic balance during unexpected trip perturbations between safety shoes and everyday shoes. The vertical position of the whole-body center of mass (CoM) and the linear momentum of the swing leg from seven females and sixteen males were analyzed in five subsequent gait cycles. Additionally, the recovery strategies (i.e., the displacement of the foot after tripping) were classified. Wearing safety shoes, the linear momentum of the foot and whole leg increased, and the vertical position of the whole-body CoM was lower after the perturbation. Additionally, the recovery strategy when wearing safety shoes demonstrated a lower displacement of the foot. In conclusion, wearing safety shoes was found to have negative biomechanical effects when having to circumvent a trip, and this potentially increased the risk of falling.
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