Does Minimalist Footwear Design Aid in Postural Stability and Fall Prevention in Ergonomics?

Chander, Harish; Knight, Adam C.; Carruth, Daniel W.

doi:10.1177/1064804619843384

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“…Figure 1 depicts the results of the systematic search and selection process, including a summary of reasons for exclusion of full text articles, which are further detailed in Supplementary File S2 . The 50 articles to inform the review included 25 quasi-experimental studies [ 2 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 ], eight cross-sectional [ 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 ], four randomised control trials [ 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 ], three cohort studies [ 59 , 60 , 61 ], three narrative reviews [ 62 , 63 , 64 ], three systematic reviews [ 13 , 65 , 66 ], three conference abstracts [ 67 , 68 , 69 ], and one case–control study [ 70 ].…”

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The Impact of Footwear on Occupational Task Performance and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: A Scoping Review to Inform Tactical Footwear

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Palmer

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The aim of this scoping review was to investigate the impact of footwear on worker physical task performance and injury risk. The review was guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews protocol and registered in the Open Science Framework. Key search terms were entered into five academic databases. Following a dedicated screening process and critical appraisal, data from the final articles informing this review were extracted, tabulated, and synthesised. Of 19,614 identified articles, 50 articles informed this review. Representing 16 countries, the most common populations investigated were military and firefighter populations, but a wide range of general occupations (e.g., shipping, mining, hairdressing, and healthcare workers) were represented. Footwear types included work safety boots/shoes (e.g., industrial, gumboots, steel capped, etc.,), military and firefighter boots, sports shoes (trainers, tennis, basketball, etc.,) and various other types (e.g., sandals, etc.). Occupational footwear was found to impact gait and angular velocities, joint ranges of motion, posture and balance, physiological measures (like aerobic capacity, heart rates, temperatures, etc.), muscle activity, and selected occupational tasks. Occupational footwear associated with injuries included boots, conventional running shoes, shoes with inserts, harder/stiffer outsoles or thin soles, and shoes with low comfort scores—although the findings were mixed. Occupational footwear was also linked to potentially causing injuries directly (e.g., musculoskeletal injuries) as well as leading to mechanisms associated with causing injuries (like tripping and slipping).

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The Impact of Footwear on Occupational Task Performance and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: A Scoping Review to Inform Tactical Footwear

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Palmer

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“…When analyzing different midsole stiffnesses on dynamic balance control, researchers found that the presence of a midsole negatively impacted balance relative to being barefoot (52). It has also been found that wearing minimalist shoes versus traditional shoes with a thicker support and a high heel has a positive influence on postural stability (9). However, a study contradicts this finding where both overall stability, as well as anterior and posterior stability, were significantly better when young adults wore athletic shoes versus those who wore minimalist or those who were barefoot (64).…”

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The Importance of the Foot and Ankle in Athletic Performance

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Seedman

2020

Strength &Amp; Conditioning Journal

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Many strength and conditioning specialists prescribe exercises that use the major extensor muscles in the leg and thigh to help their athletes develop lower-body strength and power. Although this is important, an often neglected focus is specifically using and training the foot and ankle, which has shown to affect athletic performance. The purpose of this article is to: (a) provide the reader with researched information on how the foot and ankle impact athletic performance, and (b) provide practical applications for how to improve the function of the foot and ankle.

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“…Several previous studies have reported on positive and negative influences of the type of footwear worn on postural stability, specifically among occupational footwear that is designed primarily for safety purposes rather than for optimal postural control [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Based on previous research, for optimal postural stability maintenance, occupational footwear, in addition to meeting safety standards, should be lighter in mass, have an elevated boot shaft, have thin and firm midsole, have a low heel height, and low heel-to-toe drop [ 14 ]. More specifically, the current research team have completed several studies and analyzed the impact of three types of occupational footwear (steel-toed work boots—ST; tactical work boots—TB; low-top slip-resistant shoes—LT) on various aspects of postural stability such as postural sway, postural response times, and muscle activity from lower extremity muscles, in non-workload conditions, as well as when exposed to both acute high-intensity and chronic low-intensity physiological workloads [ 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ].…”

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Sensory Organization Test Conditions Influence Postural Strategy Rather than Footwear or Workload

Chander

Arachchige

Turner

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Background: Postural strategies such as ankle, hip, or combined ankle-hip strategies are used to maintain optimal postural stability, which can be influenced by the footwear type and physiological workload. Purpose: This paper reports previously unreported postural strategy scores during the six conditions of the sensory organization test (SOT). Methods: Fourteen healthy males (age: 23.6 ± 1.2 years; height: 181 ± 5.3 cm; mass: 89.2 ± 14.6 kg) were tested for postural strategy adopted during SOT in three types of occupational footwear (steel-toed work boot, tactical work boot, low-top work shoe) every 30 min during a 4-h simulated occupational workload. Postural strategy scores were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance at 0.05 alpha level. Results: Significant differences among postural strategy scores were only evident between SOT conditions, and but not between footwear type or the workload. Conclusions: Findings indicate that occupational footwear and occupational workload did not cause a significant change in reliance on postural strategies. The significant changes in postural strategy scores were due to the availability of accurate and/or conflicting sensory feedback during SOT conditions. In SOT conditions where all three types of sensory feedback was available, the ankle strategy was predominantly adopted, while more reliance on hip strategy occurred in conditions with absent or conflicting sensory feedback.

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Does Minimalist Footwear Design Aid in Postural Stability and Fall Prevention in Ergonomics?

Cited by 6 publications

References 25 publications

The Impact of Footwear on Occupational Task Performance and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: A Scoping Review to Inform Tactical Footwear

The Impact of Footwear on Occupational Task Performance and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: A Scoping Review to Inform Tactical Footwear

The Importance of the Foot and Ankle in Athletic Performance

Sensory Organization Test Conditions Influence Postural Strategy Rather than Footwear or Workload

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