The effect of foot orthoses on the standing stability of geriatric females: a new method to assess stability

Author

Behler, Jill ; Hillstrom, Howard ; Freedman, William ; McGuire, James ; Selby-Silverstein, Lisa ; Kugler, Fred

Author_Institution

Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

3-6 Nov 1994

Firstpage

472

Abstract

Falls in the elderly lead to a loss of freedom, self-confidence, and mobility, as well as costly medical bills. Neutral position foot orthoses (NPFOs) are custom-made shoe inserts that relieve areas of pressure and biomechanically align a malaligned foot. If proved efficacious in improving standing stability, NPFOs could help minimize the probability of falls in the geriatric population. Many studies have been conducted regarding standing stability, however researchers have yet to agree on one parameter that efficiently determines standing stability (or instability) using a reasonably straight forward technique

Keywords

biomechanics; mechanical stability; orthotics; biomechanical alignment; custom-made shoe inserts; elderly; falls; foot orthoses effect; geriatric females; geriatric population; malaligned foot; neutral position foot orthoses; pressure areas relief; stability assessment method; standing stability; Costing; Educational institutions; Eyes; Foot; Footwear; Geriatrics; Gravity; Orthotics; Senior citizens; Stability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2050-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1994.411948

Filename

411948