Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Development and evaluation of a tool for the assessment of footwear characteristics. | BioMed Central Journal of Foot and Ankle Research Research Development and evaluation of a tool for the assessment of footwear characteristics Christian J Barton 1 2 Daniel Bonanno2 3 and Hylton B Menz2 Address 1School of Physiotherapy Faculty of Health Sciences La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria Australia 2Musculoskeletal Research Centre Faculty of Health Sciences La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria Australia and 3Department of Podiatry Faculty of Health Sciences La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria Australia Email Christian J Barton - Daniel Bonanno - Hylton B Menz - Corresponding author Open Access Published 23 April 2009 Received 10 February 2009 Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009 2 10 doi 1757-1146-2-10 Accepted 23 April 2009 This article is available from http content 2 1 10 2009 Barton et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Footwear characteristics have been linked to falls in older adults and children and the development of many musculoskeletal conditions. Due to the relationship between footwear and pathology health professionals have a responsibility to consider footwear characteristics in the etiology and treatment of various patient presentations. In order for health professionals and researchers to accurately and efficiently critique an individual s footwear a valid and reliable footwear assessment tool is required. The aim of this study was to develop a simple efficient and reliable footwear assessment tool potentially suitable for use in a range of patient populations. Methods Consideration of previously published tools other footwear related literature and .
