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The effects of being habitually barefoot on foot mechanics and motor performance in children and adolescents aged 6–18 years : study protocol for a multicenter crosssectional study (Barefoot LIFE project)
Hollander, Karsten; Van der Zwaard, Babette C.; De Villiers, Johanna Elsabe; Braumann, Klaus-Michael; Venter, Ranel; Zech, Astrid (BioMed Central, 2016-09-02)Background: Barefoot locomotion has evoked an increasing scientific interest with a controversial debate about benefits and limitations of barefoot and simulated barefoot walking and running. While most current knowledge comes ... -
Foot strike patterns differ between children and adolescents growing up barefoot vs. shod
Hollander, Karsten; De Villiers, Johanna Elsabe; Venter, Ranel; Sehner, Susanne; Wegscheider, Karl; Braumann, Klaus-Michael; Zech, Astrid (Georg Thieme Verlag, 2017)Effects of early and permanent footwear use are not well understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of habituation to footwear on foot strike patterns of children and adolescents. Healthy habitually ... -
Growing-up (habitually) barefoot influences the development of foot and arch morphology in children and adolescents
Hollander, Karsten; De Villiers, Johanna Elsabe; Sehner, Susanne; Wegscheider, Karl; Braumann, Klaus-Michael; Venter, Ranel; Zech, Astrid (Nature Research, 2017)The development of the human foot is crucial for motor learning in children and adolescents as it ensures the basic requirements for bipedal locomotion and stable standing. Although there is an ongoing debate of the ... -
Motor skills of children and adolescents are influenced by growing up barefoot or shod
Zech, Astrid; Venter, Ranel; De Villiers, Johanna E.; Sehner, Susanne; Wegscheider, Karl; Hollander, Karsten (Frontiers Media, 2018)Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between growing up barefoot or shod and the development of motor performance during childhood and adolescence. Methods: Habitual barefoot and shod ...