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Plantar fascia loads during forefoot and rearfoot striking

Discussion in 'Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses' started by NewsBot, Dec 11, 2018.

  1. NewsBot

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    Foot arch deformation and plantar fascia loading during running with rearfoot strike and forefoot strike: a dynamic finite element analysis
    TonyLin-Wei ChenaDuoWai-Chi WongabYanWangabJinLincMingZhangba
    Journal of Biomechanics; 8 December 2018
     
  2. scotfoot

    scotfoot Well-Known Member

    In my opinion you cannot produce a valid finite element analysis , concerning the foot , if you do not factor in the " initial windlass phase of gait " .

    Which just about makes every such analysis done to date , invalid .

    Also , since the initial windlass phase of gait helps control the rate of load of the plantar fascia , it also likely affects the rate of load on the achilles tendon .
     
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    Ultrasound elastographic assessment of plantar fascia in runners using rearfoot strike and forefoot strike
    Tony Lin-WeiChenabCristine E.AgrestabDavid B.LippscdSeraphina G.ProvenzanobJocelyn F.HaferbDuo Wai-ChiWongafMingZhangfaRonald F.Zernickebde
    Journal of Biomechanics; 13 April 2019
     
  4. scotfoot

    scotfoot Well-Known Member

    From the above it can be inferred that maneuvers that are performed on the ball of the foot , such as "lean and accelerate " put a lot of strain on the plantar fascia . If you add in direction change ,which will stress certain parts of the foot more than linear running , and you can see why the intrinsics are important in athletic sports .

    Also , the force attenuating characteristics of initial windlass phase are likely more important in sprinting than other types of gait . However , if it has been suppressed by footwear since early childhood , then perhaps the initial windlass phase might be almost absent .

    Here is a video (below) of a foot , which shows almost no evidence of the initial windlass phase .

    The video is from Kevin's ( Dr Kirby) Twitter page .

     
    Last edited: Apr 21, 2019
  5. scotfoot

    scotfoot Well-Known Member

    Hopefully this is a link to the twitter page of an anatomist called Dr Alana Sharp who is from Liverpool University . The pinned tweet from the 10th of this month shows a video of a foot , very like the video linked to above ,but where the mechanism of the initial windlass phase is clearly demonstrated .
    The foot is apparently Dr Sharp's , I have never met her , but I bet shoe likes to wear sandals !

    https://twitter.com/AlanaCSharp
     
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    Biomechanics of the plantar fascia in running and the implication for plantar fasciitis
    Chen, Linwei
    Thesis; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2020
     
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    Plantar fascia loading at different running speed: a dynamic finite element model
    prediction

    Tony Lin-Wei Chen et al
    HKIE Transactions | Volume 28, Number 1, pp.14-21
     
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    Strain estimations of the plantar fascia and other ligaments of the foot: Implications for
    plantar fasciitis

    Jeffrey Howard Mettler
    A dissertation submitted to the graduate faculty
    in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
    DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

     
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    Arch height flexibility is associated with plantar fascia tension during running
    Tomoya Takabayashi et al
    Gait Posture. 2023 Dec 17:108:270-274
     
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