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Effect of rocker shoe design features on forefoot plantar pressures in people with and without diabetes. (2013)
Journal Article
Chapman, J., Preece, S., Braunstein, B., Höhne, A., Nester, C., Brueggemann, P., & Hutchins, S. (2013). Effect of rocker shoe design features on forefoot plantar pressures in people with and without diabetes. Clinical Biomechanics, 28, 679--685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.05.005

BACKGROUND: There is no consensus on the precise rocker shoe outsole design that will optimally reduce plantar pressure in people with diabetes. This study aimed to understand how peak plantar pressure is influenced by systematically varying three de... Read More about Effect of rocker shoe design features on forefoot plantar pressures in people with and without diabetes..

Foot orthoses for the management of low back pain: a qualitative approach capturing the patient's perspective. (2013)
Journal Article
Williams, A., Hill, L., & Nester, C. (2013). Foot orthoses for the management of low back pain: a qualitative approach capturing the patient's perspective. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 6, 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-6-17

BACKGROUND: The onset of non specific low back pain is associated with heavy lifting, age, female gender, and poor general health, with psychological factors being predictors of it becoming chronic. Additionally, it is thought that altered lower limb... Read More about Foot orthoses for the management of low back pain: a qualitative approach capturing the patient's perspective..

The effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on strength, proprioception, balance and mobility in people with stroke: a randomized controlled cross-over trial. (2013)
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Tyson, S., Sadeghi-Demneh, E., & Nester, C. (2013). The effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on strength, proprioception, balance and mobility in people with stroke: a randomized controlled cross-over trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 27, 785--791. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215513478227

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility and potential efficacy of 'activeTENS' (that is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) during everyday activities) by assessing the immediate effects on strength, proprioception, balance/falls ris... Read More about The effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on strength, proprioception, balance and mobility in people with stroke: a randomized controlled cross-over trial..

Kinematic coupling relationships exist between non-adjacent segments of the foot and ankle of healthy subjects. (2013)
Journal Article
Dubbeldam, R., Nester, C., Nene, A., Hermens, H., & Buurke, J. (2013). Kinematic coupling relationships exist between non-adjacent segments of the foot and ankle of healthy subjects. Gait & Posture, 37, 159--164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.06.033

Pathologies of foot and ankle structures affect the kinematics at the site of the impaired structure but also influence kinematics elsewhere in the foot and ankle. An understanding of kinematic coupling relationships in the foot could provide insight... Read More about Kinematic coupling relationships exist between non-adjacent segments of the foot and ankle of healthy subjects..

The formation of friction blisters on the foot: the development of a laboratory-based blister creation model. (2013)
Journal Article
Hashmi, F., Richards, B., Forghany, S., Hatton, A., & Nester, C. (2013). The formation of friction blisters on the foot: the development of a laboratory-based blister creation model. Skin Research and Technology, 19, e479--e489. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0846.2012.00669.x

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Friction blisters on the foot are a debilitating pathology that have an impact on activities of daily living and can severely impair function. The purpose of this study was to test the hypotheses that digital infrared thermographi... Read More about The formation of friction blisters on the foot: the development of a laboratory-based blister creation model..

The effect of rollover footwear on the rollover function of walking. (2013)
Journal Article
Forghany, S., Nester, C., & Richards, B. (2013). The effect of rollover footwear on the rollover function of walking. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 6, 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-6-24

BACKGROUND: Rollover footwear is assumed to provide an enhanced surface over which the body can roll more easily. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of rollover footwear on the rollover function of walking. METHODS: Twenty subjects... Read More about The effect of rollover footwear on the rollover function of walking..

Reliability of ultrasound to measure morphology of the toe flexor muscles. (2013)
Journal Article
Mickle, K., Nester, C., Crofts, G., & Steele, J. (2013). Reliability of ultrasound to measure morphology of the toe flexor muscles. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 6, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-6-12

BACKGROUND: Measuring the strength of individual foot muscles is very challenging; however, measuring muscle morphology has been shown to be associated with strength. A reliable method of assessing foot muscle atrophy and hypertrophy would therefore... Read More about Reliability of ultrasound to measure morphology of the toe flexor muscles..