Fig. 23.2 Sideward (lateral) cutting movements barefoot (left) and with a shoe (right). The shoe sole imparts a greater external inversion moment on subtalar joint than when barefoot Performance Optimum…
The first study by Pfeffer [14] was a well-publicized study that compared the effectiveness of stretching alone to stretching in combination with one of four different shoe inserts in the…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Matthew B. Werd, E. Leslie Knight and Paul R. Langer (eds.)Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-52136-7_34 34. Special Olympics: Custom Foot Orthoses for Athletes with Genetic Disorders Patrick Nunan1 and Shawn Walls2…
Fig. 4.1 2D video gait analysis. Photo courtesy of The Running Institute Since most clinicians are likely to use in-office VGAs to assess their athletes, a suggested guide to obtain…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Matthew B. Werd, E. Leslie Knight and Paul R. Langer (eds.)Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-52136-7_19 19. Specialty Running Stores and the Sports Medicine Professional: A Natural Partnership Rich Wills1 (1)…
Fig. 16.1 Reebok women’s running shoe The shoe upper which cradles the foot can be subdivided into a toe box, vamp, throat, collar, and heel cup. The closure (lacing) system…
Correction and Positive Balancing Another important parameter of the orthosis prescription is orthosis shape and positive cast work. Cast correction is the term used to “balance the positive cast to…
Fig. 7.1 Example of sock designs. (a) Over-the-calf, (b) crew, (c) mini-crew, (d) roll top The construction of an athletic sock can vary significantly among manufacturers. Depending on the type…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Matthew B. Werd, E. Leslie Knight and Paul R. Langer (eds.)Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-52136-7_1 1. Evolution of Athletic Footwear Steven I. Subotnick1, 2, 3 (1) American Academy Podiatric Sports Medicine,…
