Seung Don Yoo, Hee Sang Kim, Jong Ha Lee, Dong Hwan Yun, Dong Hwan Kim, Jinmann Chon, Seung Ah Lee, Yoo Jin Han, Yun Soo Soh, Yong Kim, Seonyoung Han, Woojin Lee, Young Rok Han
Objective: To investigate the differences in biomechanical parameters measured by gait analysis systems between healthy subjects and subjects with plantar fasciitis (PF), and to compare biomechanical parameters between 'normal, barefooted' gait and arch building gait in the participants. Methods: The researchers evaluated 15 subjects (30 feet) with bilateral foot pain and 15 subjects (15 feet) with unilateral foot pain who had a clinical diagnosis of PF. Additionally, 17 subjects (34 feet) who had no heel pain were recruited...
December 2017: Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine