Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Published in: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract

Footwear habits and general health in middle-aged women: a retrospective ten year study

Authors: Catherine Bowen, David Culliford, Nigel Arden

Published in: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | Special Issue 2/2014

Login to get access

Excerpt

Success of footwear as a modifiable intervention is complex and various qualitative studies have revealed that for women in particular shoes form an important part of clothing, self-identity and self-esteem. Whilst it is accepted that heel height may be an important differentiating characteristic of shoes that affect biomechanical function there is very little epidemiological longitudinal data that investigates other factors such as health and well-being. The objective of this study was to describe the footwear habits and relationship of this to general health in middle-aged women over a 10-year period. …
Metadata
Title
Footwear habits and general health in middle-aged women: a retrospective ten year study
Authors
Catherine Bowen
David Culliford
Nigel Arden
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research / Issue Special Issue 2/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1757-1146
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-7-S2-A2

Other articles of this Special Issue 2/2014

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2/2014 Go to the issue

Meeting abstract

Associations between body mass index and foot joint pain in middle-aged and older women: a retrospective analysis of a longitudinal cohort

Meeting abstract

An exploration into the effect of foot orthoses on bone marrow lesions associated with mechanical foot pain

Meeting abstract

An interpretive phenomenological study: podolinguistics, sportsmen and masculinity

Meeting abstract

Quantifying the properties of selective laser sintered nylon foot orthoses under linear loading

Meeting abstract

Exploratory study to identify mechanical factors that may contribute to toe dactylitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis

Meeting abstract

Measurement & assessment of pain reduction six months following combined scarf akin’s osteotomies +/- 2/3 toe correction for hallux valgus