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Navigating the integration of knowledge and research evidence in clinical practice for children's foot health: A multi‐professional survey (2024)
Journal Article
Hodgson, L., Price, C., Reay, J., Nester, C., & Morrison, S. C. (2024). Navigating the integration of knowledge and research evidence in clinical practice for children's foot health: A multi‐professional survey. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 17(3), Article e12034. https://doi.org/10.1002/jfa2.12034

Background: Access to clinical services for children with foot and ankle problems are important, but unravelling the complexity of practice and service delivery can be challenging. The pursuit and implementation of research evidence is critical for d... Read More about Navigating the integration of knowledge and research evidence in clinical practice for children's foot health: A multi‐professional survey.

Does plantar pressure in short-term standing differ between modular insoles selected based upon preference or matched to self-reported foot shape? (2024)
Journal Article
Lewin, M., & Price, C. (2024). Does plantar pressure in short-term standing differ between modular insoles selected based upon preference or matched to self-reported foot shape?. Footwear Science, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2024.2363536

Prolonged workplace standing is commonplace and associated with a range of lower limb issues. Evaluating footwear interventions aiming to modify plantar pressure during standing is essential as the body is static, creating a different requirement for... Read More about Does plantar pressure in short-term standing differ between modular insoles selected based upon preference or matched to self-reported foot shape?.

Definition of an insole comfort equation using biomechanics data from a real-world data collection method (2024)
Journal Article
Lewin, M., Jones, R., & Price, C. (2024). Definition of an insole comfort equation using biomechanics data from a real-world data collection method. Footwear Science, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2024.2363535

Comfort is among the priorities of wearers, this creates a requirement to understand and measure footwear comfort within the real-world where footwear is being used. Comfort is subjective however associations have been drawn to biomechanical paramete... Read More about Definition of an insole comfort equation using biomechanics data from a real-world data collection method.

Non-invasive methods of quantifying the composition of the plantar epidermis: The interpretation of data in health, ageing and disease. (2024)
Thesis
Andrews, J. (2024). Non-invasive methods of quantifying the composition of the plantar epidermis: The interpretation of data in health, ageing and disease. (Thesis). The University of Salford

Background
Epidermal composition influences the physical behaviour of the skin and its ability to withstand trauma. This is important on the plantar foot due to the high compression, shear, and torsion forces it is exposed to during weightbearing. P... Read More about Non-invasive methods of quantifying the composition of the plantar epidermis: The interpretation of data in health, ageing and disease..

The effect of footwear with a flexible ankle collar on function in individuals with chronic ankle instability (2023)
Journal Article
Starbuck, C., Price, C., & Jones, R. (2023). The effect of footwear with a flexible ankle collar on function in individuals with chronic ankle instability. Footwear Science, 15(sup1), S31-S32. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2023.2199269

Individuals who develop chronic ankle instability (CAI) following a lateral ankle sprain (LAS) often experience diminished proprioception, reduced dynamic stability, and altered movement patterns during landing (e.g. increased plantar flexion and inv... Read More about The effect of footwear with a flexible ankle collar on function in individuals with chronic ankle instability.

Foot plantar pressure and centre of pressure trajectory differ between straight and turning steps in infants (2023)
Journal Article
Price, C., Montagnani, E., Nester, C., & Morrison, S. C. (2023). Foot plantar pressure and centre of pressure trajectory differ between straight and turning steps in infants. Scientific reports, 13(1), Article 7941. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34568-z

Plantar pressure has been used to understand loading on infant feet as gait develops. Previous literature focused on straight walking, despite turning accounting for 25% of infant self-directed steps. We aimed to compare centre of pressure and planta... Read More about Foot plantar pressure and centre of pressure trajectory differ between straight and turning steps in infants.

Masking approaches to analyse plantar pressure data of new and confident walking infants (2023)
Journal Article
Montagnani, E., Morrison, S., & Price, C. (2023). Masking approaches to analyse plantar pressure data of new and confident walking infants. Gait & Posture, 102, 93-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.03.006

Background
Due to its easy and straightforward use, regional analysis with the “standard” mask is the most common approach for quantifying plantar pressures in infancy. Such a mask, however, identifies foot regions based on typical foot proportions... Read More about Masking approaches to analyse plantar pressure data of new and confident walking infants.

Can a shoe‐mounted IMU identify the effects of orthotics in ways comparable to gait laboratory measurements? (2023)
Journal Article
Lewin, M., Price, C., & Nester, C. (2023). Can a shoe‐mounted IMU identify the effects of orthotics in ways comparable to gait laboratory measurements?. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-023-00654-8


Background

Footwear and orthotic research has traditionally been conducted within laboratories. With increasing prevalence of wearable sensors for foot and ankle biomechanics measurement, transitioning experiments into the real-world is realisti... Read More about Can a shoe‐mounted IMU identify the effects of orthotics in ways comparable to gait laboratory measurements?.

Validity and reliability of the XSENSOR in-shoe pressure measurement system (2023)
Journal Article
Price, C., Parker, D., & Andrews, J. (2023). Validity and reliability of the XSENSOR in-shoe pressure measurement system. PLoS ONE, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277971

Background
In-shoe pressure measurement systems are used in research and clinical practice to quantify areas and levels of pressure underfoot whilst shod. Their validity and reliability across different pressures, durations of load and contact areas... Read More about Validity and reliability of the XSENSOR in-shoe pressure measurement system.

Searching for online information on the fit of children’s footwear during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of Google Trends data (2023)
Journal Article
pandemic: an analysis of Google Trends data. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-022-00598-5

Background
Selecting footwear with appropriate fit in children is challenging due the changes with foot size and dimensions which occur throughout childhood. Access to appropriate footwear is important but recent challenges with the COVID-19 pandemi... Read More about Searching for online information on the fit of children’s footwear during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of Google Trends data.

Searching for online information on the fit of children’s footwear during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of Google Trends data (2023)
Journal Article
Price, C., Morrison, S., Haley, M., Nester, C., & Williams, A. (2023). Searching for online information on the fit of children’s footwear during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of Google Trends data. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-022-00598-5

Background
Selecting footwear with appropriate fit in children is challenging due the changes with foot size and dimensions which occur throughout childhood. Access to appropriate footwear is important but recent challenges with the COVID-19 pandemi... Read More about Searching for online information on the fit of children’s footwear during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of Google Trends data.

What happens to babies’ feet when they are learning to walk? (2023)
Journal Article
Price, C., & Morrison, S. (2023). What happens to babies’ feet when they are learning to walk?. Frontiers for Young Minds, https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2022.968225

Learning to walk is complicated and starts when we are very young. It takes lots of practice and typically begins with just a few steps. We conducted an experiment to understand more about what happens to babies’ feet when they first start walking. I... Read More about What happens to babies’ feet when they are learning to walk?.

Validation of the RunScribe Inertial Measurement Unit for walking gait measurement (2022)
Journal Article
Lewin, M., Price, C., & Nester, C. (2022). Validation of the RunScribe Inertial Measurement Unit for walking gait measurement. PLoS ONE, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273308

Intro: The use of portable gait measurement systems in research is appealing to collect real-world data at low-cost, low participant burden, and without requirement for dedicated lab space. Most commercially available inertial measurement units (IMU’... Read More about Validation of the RunScribe Inertial Measurement Unit for walking gait measurement.

Longitudinal study of foot pressures during real-world walking as infants develop from new to confident walkers (2021)
Journal Article
Price, C., Montagnani, E., Martinez Santos, A., Nester, C., & Morrison, S. (2022). Longitudinal study of foot pressures during real-world walking as infants develop from new to confident walkers. Gait & Posture, 92, 351-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.12.003

Background: Onset of walking in infants leads to regular cyclic loading of the plantar foot
surface for the first time. This is a critical period for evolving motor skills and foot structure
and function. Plantar pressure literature typically studi... Read More about Longitudinal study of foot pressures during real-world walking as infants develop from new to confident walkers.

Pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping of plantar pressure data in new and confident walking infants : a preliminary analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Montagnani, E., Morrison, S., Varga, M., & Price, C. (2021). Pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping of plantar pressure data in new and confident walking infants : a preliminary analysis. Journal of Biomechanics, 129, 110757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110757

In infancy, plantar pressure data during walking has been investigated through regional approaches, whilst the use pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping (pSPM) has not been reported. Analysis of pressure data using pSPM is higher in resoluti... Read More about Pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping of plantar pressure data in new and confident walking infants : a preliminary analysis.

Dynamic characteristics of foot development : a narrative synthesis of plantar pressure data during infancy and childhood (2021)
Journal Article
Montagnani, E., Price, C., Nester, C., & Morrison, S. (2021). Dynamic characteristics of foot development : a narrative synthesis of plantar pressure data during infancy and childhood. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 33(4), 275-282. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000819

Purpose: Quantifying plantar pressure throughout childhood enables clinicians to enhance knowledge of typical changes in foot function. This narrative review aims to describe existing research reporting plantar pressure analysis in typically developi... Read More about Dynamic characteristics of foot development : a narrative synthesis of plantar pressure data during infancy and childhood.

Children should be seen and also heard : an explorative qualitative study into the influences on children’s choice of footwear, their perception of comfort and the language they use to describe footwear experiences (2021)
Journal Article
Price, C., Skidmore, S., Ratcliffe, J., & Williams, A. (2021). Children should be seen and also heard : an explorative qualitative study into the influences on children’s choice of footwear, their perception of comfort and the language they use to describe footwear experiences. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 14, 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-021-00487-3

Background: Footwear has an essential role including protection of the feet, overall performance, foot health and potentially, supporting normal development of the foot. In addition to these physical aspects which may influence choice of footwear des... Read More about Children should be seen and also heard : an explorative qualitative study into the influences on children’s choice of footwear, their perception of comfort and the language they use to describe footwear experiences.

The comparison of foot clearance in novice and experienced independent walking using statistical parametric mapping (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Price, C., Morrison, S., & Nester, C. (2021, April). The comparison of foot clearance in novice and experienced independent walking using statistical parametric mapping. Presented at International Foot & Ankle Biomechanics Meeting, Online/Virtual

Methodology As part of a longitudinal study of gait development, 20 infants participated in two test sessions at walking milestones. Firstly, within 3 weeks of taking five independent steps (age 416±54 days) then again when they could walk in a confi... Read More about The comparison of foot clearance in novice and experienced independent walking using statistical parametric mapping.