Event Title
Poster: The Examination of Movement Coordination Between Barefoot and Minimal Foot Support Boots in Walking
Location
Moakley Atrium
Start Time
10-5-2017 4:00 PM
End Time
10-5-2017 5:00 PM
Description
The purpose of this study was to examine the movement coordination pattern between barefoot and minimal foot support footwear. Ten female participants participated in the study, and each participant walked on a treadmill barefoot and in minimal foot support (UGG) boots. The results showed no significant change in the timing and sequencing of the walking gait when minimal foot support footwear was worn. However, this study found that walking, a functional kinetic chain, activity does not follow the proximal to distal body segmental sequencing as in the open and closed kinetic chains. The knee joint initiates the walking motion first and then follows by the ankle and hip joints, so this study indicates the importance of strengthening knee joint in walking gait. Future studies are warranted to examine the long term effect of wearing minimal foot support footwear and other functional kinetic chain activities.
Poster: The Examination of Movement Coordination Between Barefoot and Minimal Foot Support Boots in Walking
Moakley Atrium
The purpose of this study was to examine the movement coordination pattern between barefoot and minimal foot support footwear. Ten female participants participated in the study, and each participant walked on a treadmill barefoot and in minimal foot support (UGG) boots. The results showed no significant change in the timing and sequencing of the walking gait when minimal foot support footwear was worn. However, this study found that walking, a functional kinetic chain, activity does not follow the proximal to distal body segmental sequencing as in the open and closed kinetic chains. The knee joint initiates the walking motion first and then follows by the ankle and hip joints, so this study indicates the importance of strengthening knee joint in walking gait. Future studies are warranted to examine the long term effect of wearing minimal foot support footwear and other functional kinetic chain activities.