Shoes Flashcards
Brannock Device
us show size;
1 full size =
- full size = 1/3rd inch
- 1/2 size = 1/6th inch
- 1” = 3 full sizes (1/3” per size)
Conventional (semicurved) shape of sole is adaptable to
- many feet
- Forefoot slightly med to midline (slightly inflared)
Straighter sole of the shoe is better for
pronators & very wide FF -
Forefoot is more in line with midline of rearfoot
lnflared sole of shoe is better for
under-pronators
Forefoot is medial (usually >15deg)
Outflared show sole
Not very common
how is this part of the shoe called?
Toe box
Has a depth, width, and shape
quarters: has the hell counter
higher quarter = more support
closure styles
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Blucher Style: tongue is part of the vamp; wider opening
- easier for AFO’s
- OXFORD AKA Balmoral Style: tongue is sewed in as a separate piece; narrower opening.
which shoe closure type is easier for wearing AFO’s?
- Blucher style
what is the function of the midsole?
- Stability, and absorb & dissipate forces
- Soft and cushy not always the best!!
how is this part of the shoe called?
shank
Bridge between heel & ball
what is the functions of the shank of the shoe?
support & stability to mid portion of shoe
Why do Women like High Heeled Shoes??
Accentuate the Female Form
High Heeled Shoes sides effects
- Increases pressure on FF
- Posture changes
- Plantar flexor mm are shortened
- Foot remains plantarflexed
- Arch remains high
- Pump bumps
- Morton’s neuroma
- Metatarsalgia
- Bunions
- Hammer/claw toes Unsteady/altered gait
what is most important regarding proper sizing of a shoe and the 1st MTP?
that 1st MTP is aligned with the flex points of the shoe
the outer sole of the shoe…
is activity specific, shock absortion
