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Flat Feet in the Army

Discussion in 'Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses' started by NewsBot, Mar 13, 2016.

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    Flat Feet and the U.S. Army Through 1918
    Michael T. Neary, DPM, MBA, COL, MS
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  2. Dr. Steven King

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    Aloha,
    I whole downheartedly disagree with this broad statement.

    " In the 100 years since World War I, the lack of research using objective measures in both foot form and function to determine the existence of pathologic foot types has been significant. "

    It is just that the Army and DoD does not even read or understand their own research and technologies. Nor do they recognize a need for safer combat boots since their is no mandate for one as stated by the head of Natick Army Testing Labs.
    If they want to improve the form and function of our warfighters and reduce pathologic foot conditions of our peace keepers I would ask them to reread the objective measured results from SBIR A11-109 "Advanced Composite Insoles for the Reduction of Stress Fractures."

    Currently, It is just foam boots for every Joe you know.

    A hui hou,
    Steve

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  4. Dieter Fellner

    Dieter Fellner Well-Known Member

    Fascinating .... some folk seem to do well with exercise to strengthen intrinsic foot muscles. This helps with flat feet, bunions and plantar fasciitis. Or that's the claim. I have always been troubled with the cause & effect paradox. Why would a healthy young person develop weak muscles over the years? Habitual footwear? Maybe .... My second 'niggle' is the patient compliance issue. Presumably the person has to make a persistent effort to build up and maintain muscle tone and bulk. Or the muscle simply withers away again. If that's the case, no wonder this approach falls by the wayside. Patient compliance can be a big problem but the approach might be well suited to some individuals. The last caveat: the evidence is far from conclusive - but ain't that always the case .....
     
  5. Dr. Steven King

    Dr. Steven King Well-Known Member

    Aloha,
    Here are a few more historic articles on this important subject.

    This one is the 1912 book written by Dr. Munson of the Army Shoe Board and the inventor of the Munson Last.
    He still has not convinced the army to make boots with a proper fitting last after over 100 years of trying.
    He has some similar believes of the minimalist with the weak undeveloped foot. Which i think would be hard to prove in the lab.
    https://archive.org/details/soldiersfootmili00munsrich

    Here is one that should make you think twice.
    Natick US Army and Navy testing center the Subject Matter Experts were semi-influencial in getting the army to stop procuring stitch welted soles and switch to the Direct Molded (Hot Glue) method of making boots.
    Unfortunately this effectively shut out all small business craft book makers from supplying the army with quality footwear due to the price of the machines and tooling-molds required- over a $1mil.
    Unfortunately for the soldiers the direct molded boot cannot be resoled and must be thrown away if the outsole wears down.
    That is a big bummer for any soldier that has to pay out of pocket each time for any personal accommodations made to the boot uppers.
    And each time they have to stand in the shower to break in a new pair of stiff combat boots.
    http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/666756.pdf

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    A hui hou,
    Steve
     
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