In-shoe multi-segment foot kinematics of children during the propulsive phase of walking and running

Wegener, Caleb; Greene, Andrew; Burns, Joshua; Hunt, Adrienne; Vanwanseele, Benedicte; Smith, Richard M.

doi:10.1016/j.humov.2014.11.002

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“…Furthermore, there was no difference between conditions in phases of the gait cycle, which is in agreement with Wegener et al (2015) and in contrast with the study of Lythgo et al (2009) where double support increased 1.6% in the shod condition. It is speculated that wearing shoes provides less proprioceptive input; thus, with increasing double support, children try to maintain a stable posture.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…These results are in line with Oeffinger et al (1999), Wolf et al (2008), Hollander, Riebe, Campe, Braumann, andZech (2014) and Chen et al (2015). However, Lythgo et al (2009) andWegener et al (2015) reported an increase in walking velocity while wearing shoes. Generally, it seems that children are able to take longer steps and consequently increase their speed.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…In the current study, contact time increased significantly during walking (56 ms) and sprinting (20 ms) while wearing shoes. A 30 ms and 10 ms increase in the contact time while walking and running was also observed with sports shoes in a similar study (Wegener et al, 2015). Increase in the surface area on which the foot contacts the ground while wearing shoes might be responsible for the increase in contact time.…”

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confidence: 69%

“…Generally, it seems that children are able to take longer steps and consequently increase their speed. However, the reason that the velocity in our experiment and those of Wolf et al (2008) and Chen et al (2015) were not significant different might be due to the use of commercial and experimental shoes in comparison to athletic or running shoes in the experiments of Lythgo et al (2009) andWegener et al (2015).…”

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confidence: 56%

“…However, results were contradicting for spatiotemporal outcomes. Lythgo, Wilson, andGalea (2009) andWegener et al (2015) reported that velocity and stride length increased significantly in a barefoot child in comparison with shod walking. However, other studies showed that there were no differences in these variables between barefoot and shod conditions (Chen, Chung, Wu, Cheng, & Wang, 2015).…”

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Effects of shoes on children’s fundamental motor skills performance

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Progression or impediment of fundamental motor skills performance (FMSP) in children depends on internal and environmental factors. Shoes as an environmental constraint are believed to affect these movements as children showed to perform qualitatively better with sports shoes than flip-flop sandals. However, locomotor performance assessments based on biomechanical variables are limited. Therefore, the objective of this experiment was to assess the biomechanical effects of wearing shoes while performing fundamental motor skills in children. Barefoot and shod conditions were tested in healthy children between the age of 4 and 7 years. They were asked to perform basic and advanced motor skills including double-leg stance, horizontal jumps, walking as well as counter-movement jumps, single-leg stance and sprinting. Postural control and ground reaction data were measured with two embedded force plates. A 3D motion capture system was used to analyse the spatiotemporal parameters of walking and sprinting. Findings showed that the parameters of single-and double-leg stance, horizontal and countermovement jump did not differ between barefoot and shod conditions. Most of the spatiotemporal variables including cadence, stride length, stride time, and contact time of walking and sprinting were statistically different between the barefoot and shod conditions. Consequently, tested shoes did not change performance and biomechanics of postural control and jumping tasks; however, the spatiotemporal gait parameters indicate changes in walking and sprinting characteristics with shoes in children. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Functional Effects of Shoes

Vanwanseele

2018

Handbook of Human Motion

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Functional Effects of Shoes

Vanwanseele¹

2017

Handbook of Human Motion

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Shoes are an outer covering for the foot, consisting of a more or less stiff sole and a lighter upper that does not extend above the ankle. Shoes have been worn throughout history to protect the feet from physical trauma and environmental extremes with the oldest known footwear being well-preserved leather shoes dating from around 3500 BC. While protection is the primary purpose of shoes, fashion and style considerations also influence shoe design with functional consequences on the foot and lower limb often neglected or of secondary consideration in shoe design and the purchase of shoes. All shoes have the function to protect against physical trauma. For normal daily footwear that is mainly against wounds while sport shoes have to protect not only the feet but also the joint and musculoskeletal tissue against injuries (acute and overuse injuries). In addition, in specific sports, they are also designed to improve performance (e.g., lightweight spikes). Besides protection, a lot of research has focused on two main functions of the shoe: shock attenuation and rearfoot pronation due to the assumed interaction with the development of musculoskeletal injuries. This chapter will discuss these functions in a broader framework, looking at the function of shoes in relation to loading, foot movement, and performance.

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In-shoe multi-segment foot kinematics of children during the propulsive phase of walking and running

Cited by 19 publications

References 31 publications

Effects of shoes on children’s fundamental motor skills performance

Effects of shoes on children’s fundamental motor skills performance

Functional Effects of Shoes

Functional Effects of Shoes

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