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In the realm of biomechanics, understanding how different materials influence in-shoe pressure distribution is crucial for enhancing orthotic insole design. A recent study titled "The Mechanical Response of Polymeric Gyroid Structures in an Optimised Orthotic Insole" delves into this subject...

A new research paper in “The Foot” titled “ Reliability of F-Scan® in-shoe plantar pressure measurements in people with diabetes at risk of developing foot ulcers” has just been published. We took this opportunity to ask one of the authors of this paper, Dr. Ulla Hellstrand Tang, a few questions...

When selecting corrective footwear or orthotics for your patients, understanding how your decisions may affect human gait becomes a lot more complicated than what meets the eye. Some individuals may have gait asymmetries without any clear visual signs, or any presence of pain. In fact, it’s probably...

Ice hockey is one of the fastest and most dangerous sports played worldwide. Its players are celebrated for their toughness, quickness, and their ability to perform on a playing surface that demands incredible coordination with little regard to personal safety. Whether measuring impacts from...

Ask any podiatrist, and they’ll tell you: There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all method to orthotic selection. Every patient requires a unique approach to understand his or her needs for fit and comfort. There’s only so much visual observation or force plate technology can provide. In order to...

When analyzing how a person navigates obstacles, maintains balance in moving vehicles and walkways, or adjusts their gait while crossing uneven surfaces, there is little that force plate technology can provide to enhance your research. The only way to really understand and measure the nuances that...

In sports and athletics research, there’s nothing quite like being able to capture quantifiable performance data from the arenas and venues where athletes perform. Much of biomechanics research focuses on improving or optimizing human movement. Moreover, having actual in-shoe gait analysis provides...