Anette Thompson Podiatry lecturer & Consultant to footwear industry |
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University of Johannesburg/Footwear Consultancy Practice
South Africa Email: anette.thompson@iafrica.com |
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General Area: |
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Anthropometry's role to improve fit metric of footwear to feet (specifically for South African population); gender dimorphism, developmental foot anthropometry, effect on childhood foot development of wearing shoes too soon; materials density, flex and rebound properties to facilitate natural ranges of motion, last design, modelling |
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Current Work: |
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Pedal axial geometry investigations on South African population samples; relevance and application in footwear design |
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