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Neurological and degenerative conditions

Edited by Cylie Williams

Neurological and degenerative diseases

Neurological and degenerative conditions commonly change people's function and affect their ability to participate in many activities. Many neurological and degenerative conditions also result in lower limb, foot or gait changes. Similarly, there are disease processes that regularly present to health care providers that result in neurological or neuropathic changes at the foot and leg. This thematic series in Journal of Foot and Ankle Research (JFAR) will highlight research relating to these impacts.

Articles are invited that may address any of the following:

  • Foot, leg or gait changes relating to neurological and degenerative  conditions at all ages.
  • Prevention of neurological or neuropathic disease processes at the foot or leg.
  • How foot or leg changes relating to neurological and degenerative conditions impact participation and quality of life.
  • Research investigating the effectiveness of novel or established clinical practice for gait changes relating to neurological and degenerative conditions.

Closing date: 1st April 2020

If you have any additional questions, please contact David Stanmore

(david.stanmore@springer.com).

This collection of articles has not been sponsored and articles have undergone the journal's standard peer-review process overseen by the Guest Editor. The Editor-in-Chief and Guest Editor declare that they have no competing interests.

  1. The arrival of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has impacted the many aspects of modern life, especially, in the immediate term, the delivery of healthcare.

    Authors: Paul Chadwick, Lawrence Ambrose, Ross Barrow and Martin Fox
    Citation: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2020 13:63
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  2. Stroke-related changes in foot structure and function affect balance and mobility and quantifying foot function following stroke could offer clinically useful information to inform rehabilitation. The aim of t...

    Authors: A. Rogers, S. C. Morrison, T. Gorst, J. Paton, J. Freeman, J. Marsden and M. C. Cramp
    Citation: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2020 13:39
    Content type: Research Published on:

  3. Weakness is the primary impairment in paediatric neuromuscular diseases, impacting gait and gait-related functional activities in ambulant children affected by these rare and often degenerative diseases. Gait ...

    Authors: Rachel A. Kennedy, Kate Carroll, Jennifer L. McGinley and Kade L. Paterson
    Citation: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2020 13:10
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. Charcot’s Neuroarthropathy (Charcot foot) is a debilitating and destructive disorder resulting from neurological changes in the foot. Whilst the majority of cases are painless, as a result of disruption to sen...

    Authors: Shan Bergin, Parm Naidoo and Cylie M. Williams
    Citation: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2020 13:7
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. Testing of protective sensation and vibration perception are two of the most commonly used non-invasive methods of screening for diabetes-related peripheral neuropathy (DPN). However, there is limited research...

    Authors: Sean Michael Lanting, Martin Jeremy Spink, Peta Ellen Tehan, Stephanie Vickers, Sarah Louise Casey and Vivienne Helaine Chuter
    Citation: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2020 13:3
    Content type: Research Published on: