Hi Mark,
I'm not aware of many scientific publications regarding uneven terrain, however, my own interest relates to walking on "sideslope" (as opposed to ascending or descending a slope). You may be interested in, "Redistribution of foot pressure in healthy adults during sideslope walking" Urry, S. Foot and Ankle Int. 2002, Dec 23, 12, 1112-1118.
Regards,
Stephen
At 02:14 AM 14/09/2004 +0100, you wrote:
>i always advise my pts when walking to use the grass/dirt next to the
>footpaths rather than the footpaths (and roadsurfaces). the logic was that
>we were made to handle the varying, semi-resilient natural surfaces
>rather than the hard and flat synthetic civilized surfaces we are forced
>to use. varying terrain utilises the "whole" rom of our jts, and thus
>reduces the localised wear that level surface w/b'ing causes. question
>i can't remember the source for this basic pt advice, any ideas, references
>also while i'm "air", it annoys me when i hear "orthotic" instead of
>orthoses, the former is an adjective (an orthotic device, an orthotic lab
>etc.) and "neuropathic ulcer", isn't the correct term a neurotrophic ulcer
>(caused by neuropathy)
>please straighten me out here if i'm wrong, thanks, mark c
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School of Public Health
Queensland University of Technology
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