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 problem with wearing sandals is that…
increased flexion of the toes to keep shoe on
the outer sole of the shoe…
is activity specific, shock absortion
