Purpose: To teach people how to buy a running shoe. Introduction: Has anybody here ever walked into a shoe store looking for a running shoe? You were probably dazed and confused because there were just so many different brands and styles to choose from. Now a days, shoe stores stock their running sections with different brands and styles. If you are one of those people who has not been shoe shopping in years, then prepared to be shocked. Technology and designs of running shoes have changed drastically
aspect of the heel. Calcaneal osteomyelitis is throbbing pain, night pain and diagnosed on blood test, radiographs or MRI. Tumor may cause heel pain, but they are rare and associated with night pain. Also structural risk factors include pes planus, over pronation, pes cavus, excessive lateral tibia torsion, leg-length discrepancy, and excessive femoral anteversion can cause Plantar fasciitis, Differentiating the different diagnosis in heel pain can be very
In dance, the term ‘ideal alignment’ refers to the body at the state of which allows the dancer to execute movement most efficiently and safely. Correct alignment can relieve muscle tension and stress, which can be greatly assisted through imagery. Eric Franklin stated that "Posture reveals our genetic and social heritage as well as the sum of our accumulated mental and physical habits." Posture constantly fluctuates due to one’s psychological state (Franklin, E 1996). As a result, dancers must be
Flat foot (Pes planus) in adults What is flat foot? Absence or loss of medial arch of the foot is defined as flat foot. What are the types of flat foot in adults? There are two types of flat foot in adults: a) Physiological b) Pathological What is the difference in the two types of flat foot? a) Physiological flat foot: This is bilateral and symmetrical. The flat foot deformity is flexible. This is usually asymptomatic and does not require surgical treatment. b) Pathological flat foot: This
Planter Fasciitis Introduction Plantar fasciitis is the most ordinary source of heel pain. The plantar fascia (plantar aponeurosis) runs the length of the sole and is a broad flat band of dense connective tissue (ligament) that connects proximally to the medial surface of the calcaneus (heel bone) (Prentice 586). Additionally, the planter fascia fans out distally with fibers and their various small branches attaching to the metatarsophalangeal articulations, which are the joints between the metatarsal