Sentence examples for wedge foot from inspiring English sources

To test the hypothesis that a custom-fit valgus knee brace and custom-made lateral wedge foot orthotic will have greatest effects on decreasing the external knee adduction moment during gait when used concurrently.

Some authors have suggested lateral-wedge foot orthoses and braces unload the diseased medial compartment and improve symptoms by providing valgus stress [ 10, 25].

The control insoles were made of easily compressible low density ethyl vinyl acetate but with no wedging (Foot Function, New Zealand).

The logic behind the first type of intervention is unloading the diseased articular surface by means of wedge insoles, foot orthoses and, more recently, by valgus braces [ 21- 25].

"Hippies wedged a foot in that door," she said.

He moved to Paris in the 1940s and befriended Alberto Giacometti and Constantin Brancusi (reportedly wedging his foot in the door of Brancusi's studio until he let him in).

In the sandy 60ft by 20ft paddock I wedge my feet under the board straps, hold the rope and prepare for my first HMB (horse mountain board) experience.

At the eighth hole, a 383-yard par-4, Woods split the fairway with a 3-wood and hit a wedge 3 feet from the hole.

He then hit a wedge five feet from the hole but missed the putt to save par and had to settle for a bogey and a three-shot lead at six-under 207.

Not only are they fine actors and valued exports, but they have proven themselves exceptional gymnasts, flexible enough, even with the advancing years, to wedge their feet firmly into their own mouths.

A skilled football player could wedge his feet against the curb to stay in bounds while leaning over the sidewalk to catch a pass beyond a defender's reach.