title: Biomechanics of footwear.
abstract: This article discusses biomechanical principles that indicate a number of basic design criteria for shoes and the properties of good footwear in terms of normal daily activities at home, at school, and at work. These properties also apply to normal occupational footwear and safety footwear.
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012775:Shoes / Q000592:standards*