Paul;
You are confusing me here. I agree with you, I think, that the CC joint
is needed for walking. The rest of your message is quite unclear though.
Maybe you could repeat it and clarify it?
Sincerely;
Bruce
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From: "Paul Conneely" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: GRF on Forefoot, What Moves?
> Dear All
>
> At the RxLABs meeting there was an intersting paper/talk presented by an
> gentleman doctor from Ireland who presented the lecture regading the
> motions of the foot using the cadarvic material.
>
> I am sorry I do not have his name in front of me.
>
> He showed that the calcaneous and cuboid had nothing to do with foot
> motion during walking (walking was used for their experiments).
>
> This experiment used several dead persons feet, sectioned at mid tibia for
> the experiment. They had computer generated motion (ie. wires to muscles
> that were activated to make the motion of walking be made).
>
> Their work was very rather clever but did not use the fibula as the
> evertor of the heel and thus the foot during walking. The good doctor did
> mention that not all factors had been used and thus true motion had not
> been made.
>
> Excluding this, he stated that the calcaneous and cuboid had nothing to do
> with foot propulsion and left it at that.
>
> What was said was correct except for the reason why it had nothing to do
> with walking ( PROVIDED THE FOOT MOTION WAS NORMAL = WHICH IS EXTREMELY
> RARE!!!!)
>
> The calcaneous, cuboid, 5th and 4th toes are for standing upon, all the
> REST are for running, climbing and getting out of the road oF the tiger
> chasing you, that is for motion, runnning and climbing.
>
> I can guarantee you that all navicular stress fractures are due to the
> patient (READ ATHLETE) running and standing upon their standing foot.
>
> Thus painful feet when standing IS due to one standing on ones running
> foot and vice versa.
>
> If there is any comment on this please email me at www.musmed.com.au or
> keep it on the mail base.
>
> Regards,
> Paul Conneely.
>
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