Scientific References
The Foot's Journey
“While several bones ossify prenatally, the main ossification period extends over the first ten years of life “(1)
1. Armen S. Kelikian, Shahan K. Sarrafian, Sarrafian's Anatomy of the Foot and Ankle: Descriptive, Topographic, Functional, Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2011
2. Barisch-Fritz, Bettina, Marlene Mauch, “3 - Foot Development in Childhood and Adolescence.” Essay. In Handbook of Footwear Design and Manufacture, 49–71. Oxford: Woodhead Publishing, 2013.
“The centres of ossification in the navicular emerge around the age of three years with a high variance” (3)
3. M. Walther, D. Herold, A. Sinderhauf, H. Körger, F. Kleindienst, B. Krabbe, “Requirements for children sport shoes, when taking into consideration the evolution of the child’s foot. A systematic review of current literature,” Fuß & Sprunggelenk 3 (2005): 23-33.
4. Irene S. Davis, Karsten Hollander, Daniel E. Lieberman, Sarah T. Ridge, Isabel C.N. Sacco, Scott C. Wearing, “Stepping Back to Minimal Footwear: Applications Across the Lifespan,” Exercise and Sports Science Reviews 49, no 4 (2021): 228-243.
5. Maisie Squibb, Kelly Sheerin, Peter Francis, “Measurement of the Developing Foot in Shod and Barefoot Paediatric Populations: A Narrative Review,” Children (Basel) 9, no 5 (2022):750.
6. Wieland Kinz, Elisabeth Groll-Knapp, Michael Kundi, “Hallux valgus in pre-school-aged children: the effects of too-short shoes on the hallux angle and the effects of going barefoot on podiatric health,” Footwear Science 13, no 1 (2021): 38-40.
“Epiphyseal union of all long bones in the foot, as well as the talus and calcaneus, occur throughout late adolescence or early adulthood, representing the end of foot bone growth” (7)
7. Cardoso HFV, Severino RSS, “The Chronology of Epiphyseal Union in the Hand and Foot from Dry Bone Observations,” International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 20, no 6 (2010):737-46.
“The foot typically achieves its final length at an age of about 13 years in girls and 15 years in boys” (8)
8. Anderson M, Blais M, Green WT, “Growth of the normal foot during childhood and adolescence; length of the foot and interrelations of foot, stature, and lower extremity as seen in serial records of children between 1-18 years of age”, American Journal of Physical Anthropology 14, no 2 (1956):287-308.
9. Caleb Wegener, Andrew Greene, Joshua Burns, Adrienne E. Hunt, Benedicte Vanwanseele, Richard M. Smith, “In-shoe multi-segment foot kinematics of children during the propulsive phase of walking and running,” Human Movement Science 39 (2015): 200-211.
10. “Footwear fit in schoolchildren of southern Spain: a population study” BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 20, no 208 (2019).
11. Marise Carina Breet, Ranel Venter, “Are habitually barefoot children compelled to wear ill-fitting school shoes? A cross-sectional study,” BMC Pediatrics 22, no 187 (2022).
Ankle Stability
1 Robroy L. Martin, Todd E. Davenport, John J. Fraser, Jenna Sawdon-Bea, Christopher R. Carcia, Lindsay A. Carroll, Benjamin R. Kivlan, Dominic Carreira, “Ankle Stability and Movement Coordination Impairments: Lateral Ankle Ligament Sprains Revision,” Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy 51, no 4 (2021): CPG1-CPG80
Ankle sprains are most common in indoor/court sports such as volleyball and basketball, occurring at a rate of 7 ankle sprains per 1000 athlete exposures.2 Field sports, such as soccer, football, and rugby, have a much lower pooled incidence, at only 1 ankle sprain per 1000 athlete exposures.2
The same meta-analysis found that the incidence and prevalence of ankle sprains were greatest in children 12 years of age or younger (incidence, 2.85 per 1000 exposures; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.51, 3.19; prevalence, 12.62% of injuries).2 Adolescents (age, 13–17 years) sustained sprains at a rate of 1.94 per 1000 exposures (95% CI: 1.73, 2.14), while adults (18 years of age or older) had a lower rate of ankle sprains, with an incidence of 0.72 per 1000 exposures (95% CI: 0.67, 0.77).2
Females had an estimated incidence rate of 13.6 ankle sprains per 1000 exposures (95% CI: 13.25, 13.94), which is nearly double that of males (6.94 per 1000 exposures; 95% CI: 6.8, 7.09).2 Prevalence rates between the sexes were similar: prevalence in females was 10.99% and in males was 10.55%.2
2 Cailbhe Doherty, Eamonn Delahunt, Brian Caulfield, Jay Hertel, John Ryan, Chris Bleakley, “The incidence and prevalence of ankle sprain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective epidemiological studies,” Sports Medicine 44 (2014): 123-140
In the United States, ankle sprains accounted for 7.3% of all reported injuries in collegiate athletics between 2009 and 2015, occurring at a rate of 4.95 per 10 000 athlete exposures.3 Although more than half (57.3%) of these injuries occurred during practice, there was a higher rate of ankle sprains per athletic exposure during competition.3 The sports with the highest LLC sprain rates were men’s basketball (11.96/10,000 AEs) and women’s basketball (9.50/10,000 AEs). Most LLC sprains occurred during practices (57.3%); however, the LLC sprain rate was higher in competitions than in practices (RR, 3.29; 95% CI, 3.03-3.56). Also, 11.9% of LLC sprains were identified as recurrent injuries, with the largest proportions of recurrent LLC sprains being found within women’s basketball (21.1%), women’s outdoor track (21.1%), women’s field hockey (20.0%), and men’s basketball (19.1%). In collegiate athletes, nearly 12% of reported ankle sprains were recurrent.3 These recurrent sprains were most often sustained in athletes participating in women's basketball, outdoor track, and field hockey and men's basketball.3
3 Karen G. Roos, Zachary Y. Kerr, Timothy C. Mauntel, Aristarque Djoko, Thomas P. Dompier, Erik A. Wikstrom, “The epidemiology of lateral ligament complex ankle sprains in National Collegiate Athletic Association sports,” American Journal of Sports Medicine 45, no 1 (2017): 201-209
A more recent longitudinal study4 found that 60% of individuals achieve resolution of activity limitations and participation restrictions by the 12-month point, with 40% progressing to develop CAI. Those with CAI are characterized by perceived instability or episodic “giving way” of the ankle that persists for more than 12 months following the initial injury and results in activity limitation and participation restriction.5
4 Cailbhe Doherty, Chris Bleakley, Jay Hertel, Brian Caulfield, John Ryan, Eamonn Delahunt, “Recovery from a first-time lateral ankle sprain and the predictors of chronic ankle instability: a prospective cohort analysis,” American Journal of Sports Medicine 44, no 4 (2016): 995-1003
5 Jay Hertel, Revay O. Corbett, “An updated model of chronic ankle instability,” Journal of Athletic Training 54, no 6 (2019): 572-588
Female high school and collegiate athletes had significantly higher prevalence of CAI than their male counterparts.6 A 2014 level IV study found that the prevalence of instability was significantly higher in high school athletes than in collegiate athletes.6
6 Leah Tanen, Carrie L. Docherty, Barbara Van Der Pol, Janet Simon, John Schrader, “Prevalence of chronic ankle instability in high school and Division I athletes,” Foot Ankle Specialist 7, no 1 (2014): 37-44
A study of high school lacrosse players showed that females were more likely to sustain a LAS, at a rate of 2.4 per 1000 exposures versus 1.6 per 1000 exposures for males.7
7 Keegan Warner, Jennifer Savage, Christopher M. Kuenze, Alexandria Erkenbeck, R. Dawn Comstock, Tracey Covassin, “A comparison of high school boys' and girls' lacrosse injuries: academic years 2008–2009 through 2015–2016,” Journal of Athletic Training 53, no 11 (2018): 1049-1055
Decreased hip extensor strength was associated with a significant (P = .028) increased risk of LAS in youth soccer players.95
8 Roel De Ridder, Erik Witvrouw, Mieke Dolphens, Philip Roosen, Ans Van Ginckel, “Hip strength as an intrinsic risk factor for lateral ankle sprains in youth soccer players: a 3-season prospective study,” American Journal of Sports Medicine 45, no 2 (2017): 410-416
Decreased hip abductor strength was found to increase the risk of LAS in male soccer players, with a reported OR of 1.10 (95% CI: 1.02, 1.18).357 When hip abductor strength was less than 33.8% of body weight, the probability of LAS increased from 11.9% to 26.7%.357
9 Christopher M. Powers, Navid Ghoddosi, Rachel K. Straub, Khalil Khayambashi, “Hip strength as a predictor of ankle sprains in male soccer players: a prospective study,” Journal of Athletic Training 52, no 11 (2017): 1048-1055
Risk of LAS is generally increased with worse performance on unilateral standing reach tests like the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) and the Y Balance Test. Better performance on the SEBT (posterolateral direction) decreased the risk of LAS (HR = 0.96; 95% CI: 0.92, 0.99).10 When netball players reached 77.5% or less of their leg length on the posteromedial direction of the SEBT, risk of LAS was increased by more than 4 times (OR = 4.04; 95% CI: 1.00, 16.35).11 Worse performance on the anterior reach component of the Y Balance Test was associated with increased incidence of LAS in males (but not in females).12 In adolescent soccer players, the inability to reach at least 76% and 70% of limb length in the posteromedial and posterolateral directions, respectively, during the SEBT represented significant cutoff points indicating increased risk of LAS in the subsequent 10 months.13 Asymmetrical performance (greater than 2 cm in the anterior direction, greater than 3 cm in the posteromedial and posterolateral directions, right versus left lower extremity) on the Y Balance Test was predictive of LAS in firefighters.14
Athletes who performed the multiple hop test with more than 12 “change-in-support errors” had a 4-fold increased risk of an index LAS.15 These “change-in-support errors” include shuffling or jumping on the support foot, removing the hands from the iliac crests, and putting the nonsupport foot down.15
Adolescent athletes who took greater than 15.4 seconds to complete the single-leg hop test, with 10 repetitions over a 30-cm distance, were at higher risk of sustaining a LAS in the following 10 months.13
In elite soccer players, poor performance (mediolateral force more than 0–0.4 seconds and/or resultant horizontal ground reaction forces more than 3–5 seconds) on a single-leg drop-jump landing was predictive of a LAS within 3 years.16 Gait abnormalities with earlier peak pressure on the lateral forefoot, higher peak pressure under the first metatarsal, higher peak metatarsal impulse, and more medial pressure at heel-off were associated with higher risk of a LAS in military recruits.17, 18
10 M. de Noronha, L. C. França, A. Haupenthal, G. S. Nunes, “Intrinsic predictive factors for ankle sprain in active university students: A prospective study,” Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 23, no 5 (2013): 541-547
11 Alison S. Attenborough, Peter J. Sinclair, Tristan Sharp, Andrew Greene, Max Stuelcken, Richard M. Smith, Claire E. Hiller, “The identification of risk factors for ankle sprains sustained during netball participation,” Physical Therapy in Sport 23 (2017): 31-36
12 Emily M. Hartley, Matthew C. Hoch, Michelle C. Boling, “Y-balance test performance and BMI are associated with ankle sprain injury in collegiate male athletes,” Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 21, no 7 (2018): 676-680
13 Jupil Ko, Adam B. Rosen, Cathleen N. Brown, “Functional performance tests identify lateral ankle sprain risk: A prospective pilot study in adolescent soccer players,” Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 28, no 12 (2018): 2611-2616
14 Jérôme Vaulerin, Frédéric Chorin, Mélanie Emile, Fabienne d’Arripe-Longueville, and Serge S. Colson, “Ankle Sprains Risk Factors in a Sample of French Firefighters: A Preliminary Prospective Study,” Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 29, no 5 (2019): 608-615
15 Christophe Eechaute, Lynn Leemans, Margo De Mesmaeker, Roel De Ridder, David Beckwée, Filip Struyf, Filip Roosen, Ronald Buyl, Koen Putman, Peter Vaes, “The predictive value of the multiple hop test for first-time noncontact lateral ankle sprains,” Journal of Sports Sciences 38, no 1 (2020): 86-93
16 Duncan P. Fransz, Arnold Huurnink, Idsart Kingma, Vosse A. de Boode, Ide C. Heyligers, Jaap H. van Dieën, “Performance on a Single-Legged Drop-Jump Landing Test Is Related to Increased Risk of Lateral Ankle Sprains Among Male Elite Soccer Players: A 3-Year Prospective Cohort Study,” The American Journal of Sports Medicine 46, no 14 (2018): 3454-3462
17 Hannah Rice, Michael Nunns, Carol House, Joanne Fallowfield, Adrian Allsopp, Sharon Dixon, “High medial plantar pressures during barefoot running are associated with increased risk of ankle inversion injury in Royal Marine recruits,” Gait & Posture 38, no 4 (2013): 614-618
18 Hannah Rice, Michael Nunns, Carol House, Joanne Fallowfield, Adrian Allsopp, Sharon Dixon, “A narrow bimalleolar width is a risk factor for ankle inversion injury in male military recruits: A prospective study,” Clinical Biomechanics 41 (2017): 14-19
There was no difference in LAS risk among Major League Soccer players playing on artificial turf versus natural grass.19 There was no difference in the rate of ankle sprain in rugby players playing on artificial turf versus grass.20
19 Sean P. Calloway, David M. Hardin, Matthew D. Crawford, J. Michael Hardin, Lawrence J. Lemak, Eric Giza, Brian Forsythe, Yining Lu, Bhavik H. Patel, Daryl C. Osbahr, Michael B. Gerhardt, Bert R. Mandelbaum, William W. Baldwin, “Injury surveillance in Major League Soccer: a 4-year comparison of injury on natural grass versus artificial turf field.” American Journal of Sports Medicine 47, no 10 (2019): 2279-2286
20 Craig Ranson, Jonathan George, James Rafferty, John Miles, Isabel Moore, “Playing surface and UK professional rugby union injury risk,” Journal of Sports Sciences 36, no 21 (2018): 2393-2398
21 Yutaro Hyodo, Takumi Jiroumaru, Noriyuki Kida, Michio Wachi, Shun Nomura, Minoru Kuroda, Hikaru Kitagawa, Shinichi Noguchi, Yasumasa Oka, Teruo Nomura, “Elucidation of abductor digiti minimi activity in chronic ankle instability”. Journal of Physical Therapy Science 34, no 3 (2022):242-246
22 Mark A. Feger, Shannon Snell, MEd, Geoffrey G. Handsfield, Silvia S. Blemker, Emily Wombacher, Joseph M. Hart, Susan A. Saliba, Joseph S. Park, Jay Hertel, “Diminished Foot and Ankle Muscle Volumes in Young Adults With Chronic Ankle Instability,” Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 4, no 6 (2016): 1-8
IFM Exercises (Toe Spread Out, First Toe Extension, Second to Fifth Toe Extension) increased dynamic balance in CAI patients
23 Dong-Rour Lee, Young-Eun Choi, “Effects of a 6-week intrinsic foot muscle exercise program on the functions of intrinsic foot muscle and dynamic balance in patients with chronic ankle instability,” Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation 15, no 5 (2019): 709-714
24 Shayan Quinlan, Alycia Fong Yan, Peter Sinclair, Adrienne Hunt, “The evidence for improving balance by strengthening the toe flexor muscles: A systematic review,” Gait & Posture 81 (2020): 56-66
25 Zhen Wei, Ziwei Zeng, Min Liu, Lin Wang, “Effect of intrinsic foot muscles training on foot function and dynamic postural balance: A systematic review and meta-analysis,” PLOS One (2022)
26 Karsten Hollander, Astrid Zech, Ranel Venter, Johanna E. de Villiers, Susanne Sehner, Karl Wegscheider, “Motor Skills of Children and Adolescents Are Influenced by Growing up Barefoot or Shod,” Frontiers in Pediatrics 6 (2018): 115-120.
27 Jun Mizushima, Justin W.L. Keogh, Kei Maeda, Atsushi Shibata, Jun Kaneko, Keigo Ohyama-Byun, Mitsugi Ogata, “Long-term effects of school barefoot running program on sprinting biomechanics in children: A case-control study,” Gait & Posture 83 (2021): 9-14.
28 Noriaki Maeda, Arisu Hirota, Makoto Komiya, Masanori Morikawa, Rami Mizuta, Hironori Fujishita, Yuichi Nishikawa, Toshiki Kobayashi, Yukio Urabe, “Intrinsic foot muscle hardness is related to dynamic postural stability after landing in healthy young men,” Gait & Posture 86 (2021): 192-198
29 François Fourchet, Darren James; Patrick O. McKeon, “To what extent does intrinsic foot muscle strengthening enhance rehabilitation outcomes for ankle sprains?”, Quick Questions in Ankle Sprains: Expert Advice in Sports Medicine (2015): 139-142
30 Mark A. Feger, Luke Donovan, Joe M. Hart, Jay Hertel, “Effect of ankle braces on lower extremity muscle activation during functional exercises in participants with chronic ankle instability,” International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 9, no 4 (2014): 476-87
31 Zachariah J. Henderson, Paolo Sanzo, Carlos Zerpa, Derek Kivi, “The Effects of Ankle Braces on Lower Extremity Electromyography and Performance During Vertical Jumping: A Pilot Stud,” International Journal of Exercise Science 12, no 1 (2019): 15-23
32 Patrick Fuerst, Albert Gollhofer, Markus Wenning, Dominic Gehring, “People with chronic ankle instability benefit from brace application in highly dynamic change of direction movements,” Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 14, no 13 (2021)
However, the wearing of high-top shoes resulted in a significantly later onset time of the tibialis anterior and peroneus brevis muscle activity, and decreased pre-landing EMG activation of the ankle evertor muscles before contacting on the inverted (plus plantarflexed in some cases) surface. These findings provide preliminary evidence suggesting that a smaller muscular effort (a delayed pre-activation timing and decreased amplitude of evertor muscle activity) and changed proprioceptive feedback may result from wearing high-top shoes, and this might be detrimental to establishing and maintaining functional ankle joint stability in ankle strain situations.
33 Weijie Fu, Ying Fang, Yu Liu, and Jianfu Hou, "The effect of high-top and low-top shoes on ankle inversion kinematics and muscle activation in landing on a tilted surface," Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 7, no. 14 (2014)
34 Adam I. Semciw, Viji N. Visvalingam, Charlotte Ganderton, Peter Lawrenson, Paul W. Hodges, Joanne Kemp, Natalie J. Collins, “The immediate effect of foot orthoses on gluteal and lower limb muscle activity during overground walking in healthy young adults,” Gait & Posture 89 (2021): 102-108
35 Katrina Protopapas, Stephen D Perry, “The effect of a 12-week custom foot orthotic intervention on muscle size and muscle activity of the intrinsic foot muscle of young adults during gait termination,” Clinical Biomechanics 78 (2020): 105063
36 Brinn M. Spencer, "The effects of prolonged prophylactic ankle bracing on dynamic postural control" (2006). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 2460.
37 Nardia-Rose Klem, Catherine Y Wild, Sian A Williams, Leo Ng, “Effect of External Ankle Support on Ankle and Knee Biomechanics During the Cutting Maneuver in Basketball Players,” American Journal of Sports Medicine 45, no 3 (2017): 685-691
38 Rachel Bellows, Christopher Kevin Wong, “The Effect of Bracing and Balance Training on Ankle Sprain Incidence Among Athletes: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis,” International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 13, no 3: 379-388
39 Ilias Theodorakos, Jan Rueterbories, Morten E. Lund, Eric Eils, Michael S. Andersen, Mark De Zee, Uwe G. Kersting, “Effects of a semi-rigid ankle brace on ankle joint loading during landing on inclined surfaces,” International Biomechanics 5, no 1 (2018):46-56
40 Shayan Quinlan, Peter Sinclair, Adrienne Hunt, Alycia Fong Yan, “The long-term effects of wearing moderate minimalist shoes on a child’s foot strength, muscle structure and balance: A randomised controlled trial,” Gait & Posture 92 (2022): 371-377
41 Sarah T. Ridge, Mark T. Olsen, Dustin A. Bruening, Kevin Jurgensmeier, David Griffin, Irene S. Davis, A. Wayne Johnson, “Walking in Minimalist Shoes Is Effective for Strengthening Foot Muscles,” Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 51, no 1 (2019): 104-113
42 Priyanka Amit Kumar, Subhra Basu, Manjunatha H, “Effect of Gluteus Maximus and Abductor Hallucis Muscle Strengthening on Balance in Pediatric Over Pronated Foot,” International Journal of Health Sciences and Research 12, no 10 (2022): 154-159
43 Young-Mi Goo, Da-Yeon Kim, Tae-Ho Kim, “The effects of hip external rotator exercises and toe-spread exercises on lower extremity muscle activities during stair-walking in subjects with pronated foot,” Journal of Physical Therapy Science 28, no 3(2016): 816-819
44 Young-Mi Goo, Tae-Ho Kim, Jin-Yong Lim, “The effects of gluteus maximus and abductor hallucis strengthening exercises for four weeks on navicular drop and lower extremity muscle activity during gait with flatfoot,” Journal of Physical Therapy Science 28, no 3(2016): 911-915
45 N. J. Snow, F. Basset, J. Byrne, “An Acute Bout of Barefoot Running Alters Lower-limb Muscle Activation for Minimalist Shoe Users,” International Journal of Sports Medicine 37, no 5 (2016): 382-387
46 Tom Linner, Casey Murphy, Jeremy O'Keefe, "Barefoot Training: Effects on EMG Activity of Gluteus Medius and Tensor Fascia Latae in Habitually Shod Runners" Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects (2019): 684
Knee Stability
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11. Young-Mi Goo, Tae-Ho Kim, Jin-Yong Lim, “The effects of gluteus maximus and abductor hallucis strengthening exercises for four weeks on navicular drop and lower extremity muscle activity during gait with flatfoot,” Journal of Physical Therapy Science 28, no 3 (2016): 911-915.
12. Young-Mi Goo, Da-Yeon Kim, Tae-Ho Kim, “The effects of hip external rotator exercises and toe-spread exercises on lower extremity muscle activities during stair-walking in subjects with pronated foot,” Journal of Physical Therapy Science 28, no 3(2016): 816-819
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