Temporal and spatial gait parameters analysis in non-pathological Mexican children

Moreno-Hernández, Ana; Rodríguez-Reyes, Gerardo; Quiñones-Urióstegui, Ivett; Núñez-Carrera, Lidia; Sanpablo, Alberto Isaac Pérez

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.03.010

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“…See Figure 1. In five articles [13][14][15][16][17] there was no description of the footwear characteristics and/or type of footwear worn in the trials. Seven articles [18][19][20][21][22][23][24] used a standardised shoe across participants or controlled for the type of footwear worn.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This reduction is limited when walking in more flexible footwear [26] and reversed in older adults when walking in socks [25]. Walking barefoot was shown to correspond to an increase in cadence [13,17,19,26] and similarly this difference was limited in more flexible footwear [26]. The difference failed to reach significance in the study by Oeffinger et al [14], but an increase was observed (134 steps/min barefoot, 126 steps/min in shoes).…”

Section: Spatial-temporal Variablesmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…These included Australia [13,21,22], the USA [14,20,23,24], Taiwan [25], Germany [19], France [18], Brazil [15], Switzerland [26], Finland [16], Mexico [17], India [27] and Belgium [27]. Of the 15 included studies, 14 were within subject repeated measures design studies with one being a between subject comparison study [27] which comprised 3 subject groups: habitually barefoot, habitually minimally shod and habitually shod.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The ages of participants in the studies ranged from 5-74 years old; however only two [15,25] of the fifteen studies assessed participants of 50 years of age or older. Five studies [13,14,17,19,21] investigated differences between footwear in children under the age of 13, with the remainder investigating the response of young-middle aged adults to barefoot walking. These data are summarised in Table 2. {Table 2 approximately here}…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Walking barefoot compared to shoes results in a reduced step and/or stride length [13,14,17,19,20,26]. This reduction is limited when walking in more flexible footwear [26] and reversed in older adults when walking in socks [25].…”

Section: Spatial-temporal Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Barefoot vs common footwear: A systematic review of the kinematic, kinetic and muscle activity differences during walking

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Habitual footwear use has been reported to influence foot structure with an acute exposure being shown to alter foot position and mechanics. The foot is highly specialised thus these changes in structure/position could influence functionality. This review aims to investigate the effect of footwear on gait, specifically focussing on studies that have assessed kinematics, kinetics and muscle activity between walking barefoot and in common footwear. In line with PRISMA and published guidelines, a literature search was completed across six databases comprising Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, AMED, Cochrane Library and Web of Science. Fifteen of 466 articles met the predetermined inclusion criteria and were included in the review. All articles were assessed for methodological quality using a modified assessment tool based on the STROBE statement for reporting observational studies and the CASP appraisal tool. Walking barefoot enables increased forefoot spreading under load and habitual barefoot walkers have anatomically wider feet. Spatial-temporal differences including, reduced step/stride length and increased cadence, are observed when barefoot. Flatter foot placement, increased knee flexion and a reduced peak vertical ground reaction force at initial contact are also reported. Habitual barefoot walkers exhibit lower peak plantar pressures and pressure impulses, whereas peak plantar pressures are increased in the habitually shod wearer walking barefoot. Footwear particularly affects the kinematics and kinetics of gait acutely and chronically. Little research has been completed in older age populations (50+ years) and thus further research is required to better understand the effect of footwear on walking across the lifespan.

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