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The article presents a study on the impact of foot type on plantar loading. The researchers hypothesized that asymptomatic healthy individuals with pes cavus, rectus and pes planus foot types will have different plantar loading measures. They evaluated the asymptomatic healthy test subjects at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York, who were stratified according to forefoot to rearfoot (FF-RF) relationship and resting calcaneal stance position (RCSP). They found that many plantar loading measures are sensitive to foot type.

The article presents a study on the impact of foot type on the dynamics of foot contact. The researchers observed 61 healthy asymptomatic test subjects without hallux valgus or other visible pedal deformities, without symptoms suggesting a pathology involving the ankle and foot and without current symptoms of pain. They calculated the transverse plane foot angle and the temporal sequence of loading from plantar pressure distributions. They found that the temporal sequence of loading did not differ significantly across the foot types.

The article discusses a study of the effect of foot type on temporal-distance gait parameters in healthy individuals. Resting calcaneal stance position (RCSP) and forefoot to rearfoot alignment (FF-RF) were used to determine foot type. Results failed to show significant difference in gait parameters between foot types. It concludes that designing research studies of temporal-distance parameters should not be based on foot type.

The article discusses a study of the hip and knee kinetics and kinematics in female runners with iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS). The researchers compared the gait mechanics from seven healthy runners with that of the seven ITBS runners. They obtained hip and knee kinetics and kinematics from a standard six-degree-of-freedom marker. They found that ITBS runners do not have a tendency of exhibiting changes in hip and knee gait patterns during increased fatigue.