Diabetes
Trial of shoe insoles to improve balance in diabetic patients
Shoe insoles are being trialled to improve balance, walking and physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes and associated foot nerve damage.
Sep 1, 2017
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Study examines link between runners' foot injuries, ill-fitting shoes
Loyola University Medical Center researchers are conducting a first-of-its kind study of marathon runners to determine if there is link between foot injuries and ill-fitting shoes.
Oct 9, 2012
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Infections, diabetic nerve damage, deformities among foot problems of homeless people
As many as two-thirds of the homeless population suffers some form of foot problem at any given time, according to research two Dalhousie medical students recently published in the international scientific journal, PLOS ONE.
Feb 1, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
High heels may enhance a man's instinct to be helpful
If it's help a woman needs, maybe she should wear high heels. That's the message from Nicolas Guéguen of the Université de Bretagne-Sud in France, after he observed how helpful men are towards women in high heels versus ...
Nov 19, 2014
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Do high top shoes actually reduce ankle sprain risk? Here's what the research says
Ankle sprain is one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries, particularly in sports like netball, basketball and football where jumping, landing on one foot and sudden direction changes are part of the game.
May 16, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Take steps to protect your feet this winter
Getting around in winter works best if you're taking good care of the feet that take you places.
Dec 27, 2022
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Dermatologist tips for managing dry, cracked heels in winter weather
(HealthDay)—Dry, cracked heels are common in the winter, but there are several ways to prevent and treat the problem, a skin specialist says.
Feb 14, 2022
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Study shows that injury rates from wearing high-heeled shoes have doubled
Americans love high-heeled shoes. One survey in 2003 reported that 62 percent of American women wore shoes with a 2-inch or greater heel on a regular basis. Those shoes are taking a toll.
May 22, 2015
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Shoes could wipe out tropical disease affecting millions
Wearing shoes could eradicate "in our lifetime" a tropical disease affecting an estimated 4 million people worldwide, according to a medic in the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS).
Mar 22, 2012
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Born to run barefoot? Some end up getting injured
(AP) -- Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod.
May 22, 2012
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