Shoes with elastic upper vs. shoes with a round toe box for perceived comfort and interdigital forefoot pressure in patients with hallux valgus deformity

Design and evaluation of a prosthetic socket for a patient with diabetic‐related transtibial amputation: A case report

“…402, Interlink Electronics) that was located on the antero‐distal end of the residual limb. The FSR was calibrated by applying a range of different values of force and measuring the corresponding values of resistances 11 . The mean of peak pressure and the pressure distribution in the socket was calculated in two assessments in three standing positions of equal bilateral standing (50% of total weight on each leg) (position A), bilateral standing with the prosthesis side bearing 25% of the total weight (position B), and full weight bearing on the prosthetic side (position C) 12 …”

Footwear comfort: a systematic search and narrative synthesis of the literature

“…Most studies were laboratory-based, repeated measures designs where comfort was measured under different footwear and/or insole conditions [14, 15, 18, 20-23, 25-30, 33, 35-39, 41, 43-48, 50-55, 57, 58, 60-71, 73-79, 81-87, 89, 90, 93, 97, 98, 100-105], but there were also 13 surveys [1, 3, 9-11, 16, 19, 24, 40, 56, 88, 92, 96], eight clinical trials [12,34,42,49,59,94,95,99], three qualitative studies [13,17,91] and three reviews [5,7,72]. Sample size ranged from 5 to 1524, and primarily included healthy young adults [10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 22, 28, 31, 32, 35, 37, 43-46, 48, 50, 53, 54, 56, 58, 60, 64, 67, 74-76, 78, 79, 83, 88, 90, 101-104], but also children [71,91], older people [1,52,63,76], participants with medical conditions (such as diabetes [16,27,68,105], rheumatoid arthritis [29], patellofemoral pain [73], plantar fasciitis [99], hallux valgus [93] and non-specific musculoskeletal disorders/symptoms [25,95]), specific occupational groups (such as military personnel [42,69,85,89], factory workers [9,12], school teachers [11], kitchen staff…”

“…The anchor statements indicating the highest possible comfort score included 'most comfortable imaginable' [19-22, 25, 26, 30, 35, 39, 46, 50, 53, 56, 61, 63, 65, 73, 79, 82-84], 'very comfortable' [18,27,28,40,41,49,58,68,71,74,75,78,79,98,100], 'most comfortable' [44,55,62,76,80,85,90], 'extremely comfortable' [48,59,87], 'just right' [37,70], 'totally agree' [10], 'very much' [15], 'excellent' [42], 'very good comfort' [43], 'not at all uncomfortable' [45], 'very, very high' [47], 'maximum comfort' [69], 'maximal comfortable' [64], 'no pain/discomfort' [99], 'completely comfortable' Fig. 1 Flowchart of included papers [104], 'most conceivable comfort' [93] and 'extremely good' [57]. Most studies documented an overall comfort score for the whole foot/shoe, while others reported separate comfort scores for specific regions of the foot/shoe [19,21,22,…”

“…In soccer boots, Sterzing et al [97] found that despite two models having identical stud configurations, the model with the softer heel counter was perceived to be more comfortable. Finally, Saeedi et al [93] evaluated people with hallux valgus wearing their own shoes, shoes with a round toe-box and shoes with a stretchable fabric upper, and found that the shoes with the stretchable upper generated lower toe pressures and were perceived to be the most comfortable.…”