Foot pathologies can negatively influence foot function, consequently impairing gait during
daily activity, and severely impacting an individual's quality of life. These pathologies are …

Background: Conservative pedorthic management of the diabetic foot has been shown to be
an effective method to prevent ulcers, amputations, and re-amputations. This article exhibits …

Aims To determine leg intermuscular (IMAT) and subcutaneous (SQAT) adipose tissue and
their relationships with muscle performance and function in obese adults with and without …

A method of monitoring a patient's foot provides an open platform for receiving at least one
foot. The platform has at least one temperature sensor for generating a plurality of …

Introduction People with Peripheral Neuropathy (PN), especially those with impaired
sensory inputs through the small-afferent fiber (type II afferent fibers) reflex loop (SAF), might …

Neuropathy is one of the most common and costly complication of diabetes, being unnoticed
in 50% of the patients with this condition. Gait analysis of diabetic patients with peripheral …

Objective: To evaluate the effects of a custom-molded heel-elevated total contact insole
(TCI) on rearfoot pressure reduction and heel cushion for patients with heel-reconstruction …

Aim: To evaluate the distribution of plantar pressures in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
(T2DM) without peripheral neuropathy, compared with non-diabetic controls. Methods …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder of multiple etiologies common in the elderly.
With advancing disease, the elderly can develop pathologies that involve the entire …

Developing and Maintaining a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program Page 153 Developing and
Maintaining a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program Ruth A. Bryant and Denise P. Nix …