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DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1771006
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Effects of Biomimetic Shoes on Healthy Young Children's Gait

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Liria Akie Okai-Nobrega 
1   Fisioterapêuta, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
2   Fisioterapêuta, Anamê Ciência e Tecnologia em Produtos para Saúde Infantil, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
,
Thiago Ribeiro Teles Santos
3   Professor, Faculdade de Educação Física e Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil
,
Ana Paula Lage
2   Fisioterapêuta, Anamê Ciência e Tecnologia em Produtos para Saúde Infantil, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
,
Priscila Albuquerque de Araújo
1   Fisioterapêuta, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
,
Thales Rezende Souza
1   Fisioterapêuta, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
,
Sergio Teixeira Fonseca
1   Fisioterapêuta, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
› Author Affiliations Financial Support This study was financed in part by the Brazilian agencies: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES - Finance Code 001), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG).
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Abstract

Objective: To compare the spatial-temporal parameters and walking kinematics of toddlers wearing biomimetic shoes, regular shoes (daily use owned shoes), and barefoot.

Methods: Spatial-temporal parameters (speed, step length, and stride width), the mean vertical displacement of the center of mass (COM), knee flexion peak, and maximal foot height were analyzed.

Results: Children were not different in biomimetic shoes and barefoot conditions on speed, step length, and COM vertical displacement. There was no difference among conditions on stride width and foot height. The knee flexion peak was greater in shod conditions than barefoot. The regular shoes showed greater COM vertical displacement than biomimetic shoes and barefoot.

Conclusion: The findings showed that shoes affected the walking pattern in young children, but a shoe with a biomimetic design had a lesser effect on the walking pattern.

Keywords

biomechanics - biomimetics - child - gait - infant - shoes - walking

Work developed in the Physical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil




Publication History

Received: 10 November 2022

Accepted: 27 February 2023

Article published online:
24 October 2023

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