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Challenging the foundations of the clinical model of foot function : further evidence that the Root model assessments fail to appropriately classify foot function (2017)
Journal Article
Jarvis, H., Nester, C., Bowden, P., & Jones, R. (2017). Challenging the foundations of the clinical model of foot function : further evidence that the Root model assessments fail to appropriately classify foot function. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 10(7), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-017-0189-2

Background The Root model of normal and abnormal foot function remains the basis for clinical foot orthotic practice globally. Our aim was to investigate the relationship between foot deformities and kinematic compensations that are the foundations... Read More about Challenging the foundations of the clinical model of foot function : further evidence that the Root model assessments fail to appropriately classify foot function.

Movement of the human foot in 100 pain free individuals aged 18–45 : implications for understanding normal foot function (2014)
Journal Article
Nester, C., Jarvis, H., Jones, R., Bowden, P., & Liu, A. (2014). Movement of the human foot in 100 pain free individuals aged 18–45 : implications for understanding normal foot function. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 7(51), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-014-0051-8

Background: Understanding motion in the normal healthy foot is a prerequisite for understanding the effects of pathology and thereafter setting targets for interventions. Quality foot kinematic data from healthy feet will also assist the development... Read More about Movement of the human foot in 100 pain free individuals aged 18–45 : implications for understanding normal foot function.

Association between foot types defined by static and dynamic measures, and the centre of pressure during gait (2014)
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Liao, S., Javis, H., Liu, A., Nester, C., Bowden, P., Jones, R., & Xiong, K. (2014). Association between foot types defined by static and dynamic measures, and the centre of pressure during gait. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 7(S1), A55-A55. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-7-S1-A55

Foot types (e.g. pronated, supinated foot) are used for clinical reasoning [1] and widely assumed to be related to centre of pressure (COP) patterns [2, 3]. Specifically, a pronated foot will demonstrate a medially deviated COP. It follows that COP c... Read More about Association between foot types defined by static and dynamic measures, and the centre of pressure during gait.

Inter-assessor reliability of practice based biomechanical assessment of the foot and ankle (2012)
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and ankle. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 5(14), https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-5-14

Background There is no consensus on which protocols should be used to assess foot and lower limb biomechanics in clinical practice. The reliability of many assessments has been questioned by previous research. The aim of this investigation was to... Read More about Inter-assessor reliability of practice based biomechanical assessment of the foot and ankle.