Journal article
The effects of enhanced plantar sensory feedback and foot orthoses on midfoot kinematics and lower leg neuromuscular activation
C Ritchie, K Paterson, AL Bryant, S Bartold, RA Clark
Gait and Posture | Published : 2011
Abstract
Excessive foot pronation has been associated with injuries of the lower extremity. No research has investigated the effect of enhancing plantar sensory feedback on foot pronation. The aim of this study was to determine whether a shoe with enhanced plantar sensory feedback reduces midfoot pronation. Midfoot kinematics and electromyography of the peroneus longus, tibialis anterior and medial gastrocnemius of 21 males (age: 21.0 ± 4.0 years, height: 176.8 ± 5.0 cm, mass: 73.3 ± 6.5. kg) were recorded whilst walking in a neutral shoe, a neutral shoe with a prefabricated foot orthotic and a neutral shoe with nodules located on the plantar-medial insole (experimental shoe). Friedman's ANOVA and Wi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
[ "The authors would like to thank ASICS for supplying research funding and in kind support for this study, and Anthony Schache for his assistance with components of the gait model.", "Author Ross Clark's research fellowship is funded by ASICS Oceania, who supplied the shoes used in this study and may wish to use the results in future commercial products. Author Simon Bartold is an independent consultant to the ASICS corporation." ]