Background: The aim of this research was to investigate the difference in direct effect of electromyography (EMG) biofeedback of the abductor hallucis (AH) muscle on the plantar pressure underneath the MLA (PPMLA) during the short-foot exercise (SFE) and a single-leg balance task (BT). Method: Pressure-time …

Inleiding: Jaarlijks overlijden steeds meer ouderen door een val en de hoge medische kosten blijven stijgen. Verminderde balans is een belangrijke risicofactor voor het vallen bij ouderen. De intrinsieke voetspieren (IVS) hebben een sterk coördinerende rol in het stabiliseren van de voet en het houden …

This study aims to identify kinematic differences between children with Ponseti treated clubfoot and age-mat- ched healthy controls during gait, using the Oxford Foot Model. This pilot is part of a large project comparing gait kinematics between children with Ponseti treated clubfoot with and without …

BACKGROUND: Ankle decision rules are developed to expedite patient care and reduce the number of radiographs of the ankle and foot. Currently, only three systematic reviews have been conducted on the accuracy of the Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules (OAFR) in adults and children. However, no systematic review …

BACKGROUND: Up to 33% of the general population over 50 years of age are affected by nocturnal leg cramps. Currently there are no generally accepted clinical characteristics, which identify nocturnal leg cramps. This study aims to identify these clinical characteristics and to differentiate between them …

The current study investigated whether different centre of pressure thresholds alter the categorization of foot strike patterns when using the strike index. As the strike index is measured with kinematic data, the Arion was used. The Arion, created by ATO-GEAR is a pressure sensitive insole that measures …

BACKGROUND: Non-use of and dissatisfaction with ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) occurs frequently. The objective of this study is to gain insight in the conversation during the intake and examination phase, from the clients’ perspective, at two levels: 1) the attention for the activities and the context in …

Wellbeing, comfort and safety in outdoor shoes have always been based on parameters that vary from person to person (male, female, weight, build, etc.). The aim of the project OutFeet was to go beyond this subjective approach by taking a merely qualitative analysis to a higher scientific level. The …

Kicking in Australian Football (AF) has been reported as the most important skill of the game. Nevertheless, no study has investigated kicking with IMU units. These units could be used to gain kicking data through an easy and assessable way. The purpose of this study was to analyse a kick executed by …

Recent studies showed that in teb mutants (teb2 & teb5 (mutant allele 2 and 5 of the Teb gene)) no T-DNA integration was detectable, meaning that if there still is any T-DNA integration it will be in very low frequencies (Kregten et al., 2016). This suggests that the Teb gene is essentially involved …