Triathlon and Duathlon
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…
Custom Foot Orthoses Prescription for the Athlete
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…
Evolution of Athletic Footwear
© 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,…
Athletic Socks
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…
Athletic Shoe Evaluation
© 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_5 5. Athletic Shoe Evaluation David Levine1 (1) Private Practice, Frederick, MD, USA David Levine…
