An unappreciated quirk of human anatomy hidden in the foot is thought to be the secret behind how humans evolved to walk and run on two legs. The feature, dubbed the transverse tarsal arch (TTA), runs ...
A long-overlooked part of the human foot is key to how the foot works, how it evolved, and how we walk and run, a Yale-led team of researchers said. The discovery upends nearly a century of ...
Glen A. Lichtwark is at the University of Queensland, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia. Luke A. Kelly is at the University of Queensland, School of ...
Walking and running subjects our feet to forces in excess of body weight. The longitudinal arch of the feet was thought to be the reason the feet do not deform under such load. However, researchers ...
Walking and running subjects our feet to forces in excess of body weight. The longitudinal arch of the feet was thought to be the reason the feet do not deform under such load. However, researchers ...
A stiff mid-foot is essential for withstanding excessive force when pushing off on the ground for walking and running The arch along the length of the foot was believed to be responsible for mid-foot ...
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