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SynthesisMusculoskeletal surgery2015

Biomechanical and neural changes evaluation induced by prolonged use of non-stable footwear: a systematic review.

R Papalia, G Di Pino, A Tecame, G Vadalà, D Formica, A Di Martino, E Albo, V Di Lazzaro, V Denaro

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Synthesis in Musculoskeletal surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

R PapaliaDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, Rome, Italy. r.papalia@unicampus.it.
G Di PinoDepartment of Neurology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, Rome, Italy.
A TecameDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, Rome, Italy.
G VadalàDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, Rome, Italy.
D FormicaLaboratory of Biomedical Robotics and Biomicrosystems, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, Rome, Italy.
A Di MartinoDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, Rome, Italy.
E AlboDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, Rome, Italy.
V Di LazzaroDepartment of Neurology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, Rome, Italy.
V DenaroDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, Rome, Italy.
Università Campus Bio-Medico · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this review is to collect and discuss the current best evidence published in literature about the effect of the Masai Barefoot Technology(MBT) shoes on gait and muscle activation and try to draw conclusions on the possible benefits. We searched Medline, CINAHL, Embase and the Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials. The reference lists of the previously selected articles were then examined by hand. Only studies comparing biomechanical and clinical outcomes were selected. Review, anatomical studies, letter to editor and instructional course were excluded. Finally, all the resulting articles were reviewed and discussed by all the authors to further confirm their suitability for this review: in the end, 22 articles were included. A total of 532 patients presenting a mean age of 34.3 years were studied. All patients evaluated were healthy or amateur sports except in two studies where only obese subjects and knee osteoarthritis patients were involved. Seven studies evaluated only male subjects, whereas four studies evaluated only female. Twelve of twenty-two studies performed electromyographic analyses. Weight was reported in 19 studies, whereas body mass index were reported only in a five studies. All studies reported kinematic analysis of shoe effects and compared the relationship between muscle recruitment and electromyographic activity. Unstable footwears were shown to immediately alter the stability in gait during daily-life activities. The center of body pressure is moved posteriorly with a consequent posterior displacement of the upper part of body in order to regain an appropriate body balance, and these postural changes are associated with an overall increase in the activity of lumbar erector spine muscles, as well as certain lower limb muscles. Current literature provides enough cues to conclude for a beneficial role of MBT shoes in the postural and proprioceptive recovery, but from the same literature cannot be drown clear and appropriate guidance to determine more in detail their indication for specific pathological conditions or for particular phases of the musculoskeletal recovery process.

Indexed as

Biomechanical PhenomenaGaitRange of Motion, ArticularShoesWalkingElectromyographyEvidence-Based MedicineHumansPostural BalanceTime FactorsBiomechanical and neural changeGait analysisMBTUnstable shoes

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PMID25860499
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