Open AccessSingle‐leg balance in “instability” footwear
Author(s) -
Price Carina,
Smith Laura,
GrahamSmith Philip,
Jones Richard
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-5-s1-p10
Subject(s) - barefoot , instability , postural instability , medicine , balance (ability) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , rehabilitation , physical therapy , pathology , physics , mechanics , disease , parkinson's disease
Background The concept of instability footwear is to reduce stability, increase muscle activation and “tone”. Recently numerous brands have developed instability footwear for significant sales. Despite extensive marketing claims there are few empirical studies quantifying effects of instability footwear on muscle activity or motion in healthy individuals aside from Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) [1,2]. The aim of the study was to quantify instability in single-leg standing in a variety of commercially available instability sandals.