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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

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.

Foot and footwear biomechanics and gait (2021)
Book Chapter
Price, C., Schmeltzpfenning, T., Nester, C., & Brauner, T. (2021). Foot and footwear biomechanics and gait. In A. Luximon (Ed.), Handbook of Footwear Design and Manufacture (Second Edition) (79-103). Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier). https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-821606-4.00013-2

To design functionally adequate footwear, an understanding of the dynamic biomechanical behavior of the foot during locomotion is necessary. Thus, this chapter characterizes biomechanical aspects of the foot during gait. Moreover, it provides the fun... Read More about Foot and footwear biomechanics and gait.

Three-dimensional foot shape analysis in children : a pilot analysis using three-dimensional shape descriptors (2020)
Journal Article
Varga, M., Price, C., & Morrison, S. (2020). Three-dimensional foot shape analysis in children : a pilot analysis using three-dimensional shape descriptors. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 13(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-020-0373-7

Existing clinical measures to describe foot morphology are limited in that they are commonly two-dimensional, low in resolution and accuracy, and do not accurately represent the multi-planar and complex changes during development across childhood. Us... Read More about Three-dimensional foot shape analysis in children : a pilot analysis using three-dimensional shape descriptors.

Professional appraisal of online information about children’s footwear measurement and fit : readability, usability and quality (2020)
Journal Article

Parents increasingly use the internet to seek health information, share information and for purchasing textiles and footwear. This shift in footwear purchasing habits raises concern about how (and if) parents are getting their children's feet measure... Read More about Professional appraisal of online information about children’s footwear measurement and fit : readability, usability and quality.

How do novice and improver walkers move in their home environments? An open-sourced infant’s gait video analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Price, C., Marencakova, J., Maly, T., Zahalka, F., & Nester, C. (2019). How do novice and improver walkers move in their home environments? An open-sourced infant’s gait video analysis. PLoS ONE, 14(6), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218665

Objective

Natural independent walking mostly occurs during infant´s everyday explorations of their home environment. Gait characteristics of infant walkers at different developmental stages exist in literature, however, data has been only collecte... Read More about How do novice and improver walkers move in their home environments? An open-sourced infant’s gait video analysis.

An investigation into the effects of, and interaction between, heel height and shoe upper stiffness on plantar pressure and comfort (2019)
Journal Article

High heeled shoes remain popular, nevertheless it is not clear what influence manipulating characteristics of this footwear has on their functioning. It is accepted that shoe features other than heel height can affect plantar pressures. However, few... Read More about An investigation into the effects of, and interaction between, heel height and shoe upper stiffness on plantar pressure and comfort.

Using kinematic data for automatic detection of gait events in novice walking infants (2018)
Journal Article
Price, C., Martinez Santos, A., & Nester, C. (2018). Using kinematic data for automatic detection of gait events in novice walking infants. Gait & Posture, 65(Sup_1), 369-371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.07.019

Poster presentation.
Gait analysis relies on the accurate identification of events such as foot-contact and foot-off. In a standard gait laboratory force plates would be used to identify these, in other environments kinematic data are used. O’Conno... Read More about Using kinematic data for automatic detection of gait events in novice walking infants.

Big issues for small feet : developmental, biomechanical and clinical narratives on children's footwear (2018)
Journal Article
Morrison, S., Price, C., McClymont, J., & Nester, C. (2018). Big issues for small feet : developmental, biomechanical and clinical narratives on children's footwear. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 11, 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-018-0281-2

The effects of footwear on the development of children's feet has been debated for many years and recent work from the developmental and biomechanical literature has challenged long-held views about footwear and the impact on foot development. This n... Read More about Big issues for small feet : developmental, biomechanical and clinical narratives on children's footwear.

Development of the infant foot as a load bearing structure : study protocol for a longitudinal evaluation (the Small Steps study) (2018)
Journal Article
Price, C., McClymont, J., Hashmi, F., Morrison, S., & Nester, C. (2018). Development of the infant foot as a load bearing structure : study protocol for a longitudinal evaluation (the Small Steps study). Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 11(33), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-018-0273-2

Background
An improved understanding of the structural and functional development of the paediatric foot is fundamental to a strong theoretical framework for health professionals and scientists. An infant’s transition from sitting, through crawling... Read More about Development of the infant foot as a load bearing structure : study protocol for a longitudinal evaluation (the Small Steps study).

Time to revise our dialogue : how flat is the paediatric flatfoot? (2017)
Journal Article
Morrison, S., McClymont, J., Price, C., & Nester, C. (2017). Time to revise our dialogue : how flat is the paediatric flatfoot?. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-017-0233-2

A recent systematic review of measures of foot development used the medial longitudinal arch profile as its primary indicator of development. A comparative analysis of existing studies was undertaken. This work confirmed changes with arch profile wer... Read More about Time to revise our dialogue : how flat is the paediatric flatfoot?.

Biomechanics of the infant foot during the transition to independent walking : a narrative review (2017)
Journal Article
Price, C., Morrison, S., Hashmi, F., Phethean, J., & Nester, C. (2018). Biomechanics of the infant foot during the transition to independent walking : a narrative review. Gait & Posture, 59, 140-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.09.005

Recognising structural and functional development of the paediatric foot is fundamental to ensuring a strong theoretical framework for health professionals and scientists. The transition of an infant from sitting to walking takes approximately 9 mont... Read More about Biomechanics of the infant foot during the transition to independent walking : a narrative review.

The influence of an off the shelf lateral wedge orthotic on knee loading during running (2017)
Journal Article
Starbuck, C., Price, C., Smith, L., & Jones, R. (2017). The influence of an off the shelf lateral wedge orthotic on knee loading during running. Footwear Science, 9(Sup.1), S37-S38. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2017.1314323

Knee injuries are prevalent in sports and associated with degenerative changes to the joint (Silverwood et al.,2015). High external knee adduction moments (EKAMs), knee adduction angular impulses (KAAIs) and knee flexion moments (KFMs) have been asso... Read More about The influence of an off the shelf lateral wedge orthotic on knee loading during running.