Definition of Footwear

I do agree anything you wear on your feet is footwear but I also feel a diabetic insert

is footwear and I am not sure if you would call that footwear under your definition.

If we decide to the limiting of the word footwear, I think we need to popularize a

new word such as "footniche" that can describe all the habitat the foot occupies.

 

The reason I expanded the definition of footwear so much is due to my frustration with practitioners not looking at all the abiotic effects on the foot.

I am trying to define the bridge between the physical sciences and the biological sciences that is different than biomechanics because of my desires to have practitioners relate to the materials of the “footniche”, a kind of ecology of the foot. The relationships of the foot to the environment understood for medical, health and wellbeing. That the foot and its environment, needs to be assessed and intervened. Also realizing the layers of shoes, orthotics, socks, surfaces etc. form a kind of foot ecosystem where the sum is greater than the parts. The environment is dynamically interlinked, imposes upon and constrains the foot. And how do we integrate the holistic view of patterns of the complexity of the reductionistic layers of the environmental factors into healing?

Also what are the variables in this schema?

Do we need to look at disturbance, temperature, gravity, pressure or what?

Can we have a systems approach like the systems of the body to evaluate the environment?
A kind of review of systems of the environment.
And what would they be?
Shoes
Socks
Surfaces
Stabilizations
Supports
What about?
Pressures
Temperatures
Fluids

I am happy with the definition of footwear being anything you wear on your foot but that definition tends to limit my thinking.

 

I see your point and I think you would agree with me that "footwear" has too many different interpretations to fill the need you describe. Footniche will take some getting used to, but it is just two sylables.

Eric

 

I would like to coin some more words:

Podiatric Ecology – the science that defines those aspects of the environment that have a direct bearing on human foot health.

Footniche –the entirety of environmental factors that allow the foot to be healthy in its environment.

To coin the word footniche is an attempt to intervene with the highly complex struggle of foot health in its environment.

Podiatric mesoenvironment is the footwear.

Podiatric macroenvironment includes footwear, surfaces and terrains

Podiatric anthrosphere – artificial environment of the foot by human makings and modifications

Are there “biomechanical toxins” that threaten the foot?

Are we now identifying “biomechanical toxins” of the barriers to low impact or reduced energy consumption to maximize foot health?

What constitutes polluting the environment of the foot biomechanically or from the layers of materials in the foot’s trapped podiatric mesoenvironment?

 

I would like to coin some more words:

Podiatric Ecology – the science that defines those aspects of the environment that have a direct bearing on human foot health.

Footniche –the entirety of environmental factors that allow the foot to be healthy in its environment.

To coin the word footniche is an attempt to intervene with the highly complex struggle of foot health in its environment.

Podiatric enviornment -- the environment that is dynamically interlinked, imposes upon and constrains the foot

Podiatric mesoenvironment is the footwear.

Podiatric macroenvironment includes footwear, surfaces and terrains

Podiatric anthrosphere – artificial environment of the foot by human makings and modifications

Are there “biomechanical toxins” that threaten the foot?

Are we now identifying “biomechanical toxins” of the barriers to low impact or reduced energy consumption to maximize foot health?

What constitutes polluting the environment of the foot biomechanically or from the layers of materials in the foot’s trapped podiatric mesoenvironment?

 

Although this was a nice thought experiment. The words are not precise enough to be science.

 

mmmmmmmmmmmm.We had a full moon tonight and I now have the tide coming up, over my foot as I stand near the waters edge---------.Gasp! I now have new footwear surrounding my foot, full of Phospheros and Salt and it's wet.. I think ,you think that I think that you should try Seaweed instead.-it's safer!!!

Got a good idea? try thinking of a definition of "clothes"1st, then work your way up to footwear later.--when you are tired .
1/2way

 

Actually, I would think it would open scope for thinking outside the box as it does not constrain the definition to a set list.

 

Anything you wear on your foot is a good definition.

I prefer a covering of the foot, I think it opens the door even wider.

I prefer foot to feet out of respect for people with only one foot and the wearing of different items on each foot.

 

it happens

 

not my feet by the way... just in case you were wondering

 

Thank you for the extreme example but a more common example would be the wearing of a therapeutic shoe on one side and a healing shoe on the other.

 

It would interesting to hear the story behind the right sandal on the left foot.

 

She's very proud she's finally able to do her buckles on her own!!!

(not my child either... I have 2 cats and find after meeting their strict demands I have no other free time)