Our feet make contact with the ground millions of times within our lifetime, yet we still do not completely understand how they function. Using dynamic X-ray video, we image foot bones in ways we could only previously imagine. Recent work has questioned several popular theories about soft tissue function in the arch. Ongoing research aims to understand healthy foot function, to better inform treatments for foot pain. This research has the capacity to propel our understanding of foot function forward.
Submission Year:
2019-20
Photographer's affiliation:
Graduate student
Academic areas:
Smith Engineering
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
Art of Research categories:
Art in action
Photo:
![[A photograph of a foot prepared for dynamic X-ray video]](/research/sites/all/modules/contrib/lazyloader/image_placeholder.gif "Propelling Research")
Categories:
PhD student/candidate
Smith Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
School of Graduate Studies
Health, Wellness and the Determinants of Human Health
Patient-Oriented Research, Transformative Health Care and Health Promotion
Analytics, Healthcare and Promotion across Populations and Cultures
Location of photograph:
Skeletal Observation Laboratory, Queen鈥檚 University
Prize name:
Photographer's name:
Lauren Welte
Display Photographers Affiltion + Faculty or Department:
PhD Student, Mechanical and Materials Engineering