scholarly journals Evaluating the Symmetry in Plantar Pressure Distribution under the Toes during Standing in a Postural Pedobarographic Examination

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1476
Author(s):  
Karolina Gawronska ◽  
Jacek Lorkowski
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Plantar Pressure ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Morphological Structure ◽  
Foot Pressure ◽  
Plantar Pressure Distribution ◽  
Support Area ◽  
The Asymmetry ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Right

Pedobarography is a safe, non-invasive diagnostic method that enables estimation of plantar pressure distribution. This article aims to describe the symmetry between right and left toes in the Polish adult population using data obtained during postural pedobarographic examinations. Eighty-two patients, both sexes, with a mean age of 42.12 (range 19–70), without significant pathologies, participated in the study. Plantar pressure was evaluated using a PEL38 pressure plate. The study applies the elements of Cavanagh’s classification to identify the foot sole regions: Hallux, Second Toe and Lateral Toe areas and the entire foot surface. The parameters measured included maximal and average pressures, total support area for each foot, and contact area of the foot with the ground at individual moments of standing. The results showed significantly greater loading under the right Hallux in women. As regards men, higher values in the whole foot pressure distribution were noted on the left side. Plantar pressure distribution does not increase along with the global factors such as age and body mass. The findings suggest that the asymmetry in the morphological structure of the foot does not determine the asymmetry in the plantar pressure distribution. None of the feet studied had full symmetry on the entire surface.

Feet Plantar Pressure Distribution Among Female School Teachers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayuni Nabilah Alias ◽  
Karmegam Karuppiah ◽  
Vivien How ◽  
Velu Perumal
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Pressure Measurement ◽  
Plantar Pressure ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Plantar Pressure Distribution ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Right

Abstract Background: Plantar pressure distribution has been recognized as a significant finding to associate with various feet conditions. Objectives: To determine the feet plantar pressure distribution among female school teachers; Methods: This research consisted of 124 female school teachers. Respondents was asked to walk at a regular pace for 10 seconds from a fixed starting point while using footwear pressure insole device and pressure measurement was recorded.; Results: The findings show that lateral heel exerted the most pressure in the right and left foot (94 kPa vs 85 kPa). The second highest average of plantar pressure distribution for right foot among female school teachers was medial forefoot (67 kPa), followed by central forefoot (55 kPa), lateral forefoot (52 kPa) and lateral midfoot with 49 kPa. For the left foot, the second highest for average of plantar pressure distribution was medial forefoot (58 kPa), followed by lateral forefoot (48 kPa), and central forefoot (47 kPa) and lateral midfoot (33 kPa). The result was significant differences as the right foot often exerted greater pressure on any part of the foot than the left foot; Conclusions: The pressure plantar distribution of foot reflects the conditions of school teachers with various posture and movement.

scholarly journals Assessment of Long-Term Badminton Experience on Foot Posture Index and Plantar Pressure Distribution

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Ping Huang ◽  
Minjun Liang ◽  
Feng Ren
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Plantar Pressure ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Foot Posture Index ◽  
Posture Index ◽  
Time Integral ◽  
Plantar Pressure Distribution ◽  
Foot Posture ◽  
Force Time ◽  
The Right

This study was aimed to analyze the foot posture index and plantar pressure characteristics of fifteen badminton players and fifteen controls. The hypothesis was that people with the habit of playing badminton would be significantly different with nonplaying people in foot posture index, 3D foot surface data, and plantar pressure distribution. Nine regions of plantar pressure were measured by using the EMED force platform, and badminton players showed significantly higher peak pressure in the hallux (p=0.003), medial heel (p=0.016), and lateral heel (p=0.021) and force-time integral in the hallux (p=0.002), medial heel (p=0.026), and lateral heel (p=0.015). There is no asymmetrical plantar pressure distribution between the left foot and the right foot of players. The mean foot posture index values of male and female badminton players are 5.2 ± 1.95 and 5.7 ± 1.15, respectively, and comparatively, those values of male and female controls are 1.5 ± 1.73 and 1.7 ± 4.16, respectively. This study shows that significant differences in morphology between people with the habit of playing badminton and people without that habit could be taken as a factor for a future study in locomotion biomechanics characteristics and foot shape of badminton players and in a footwear design in order to reduce injury risks.

EFFECT OF WEARING INSOLE WITH DIFFERENT DENSITY ON STANDING AND WALKING PLANTAR PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (03) ◽  
pp. 1950006 ◽  
Author(s):  
NAHID TAFTI ◽  
SAJJAD BAYAT TURK ◽  
FATEMEH HEMMATI ◽  
EHSAN NOROUZI ◽  
KEYVAN SHARIFMORADI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Patient ◽  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Plantar Pressure ◽  
Pairwise Comparison ◽  
Repeated Measure ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Foot Pressure ◽  
Foot Ulceration ◽  
Diabetic Ulcers ◽  
Plantar Pressure Distribution

Diabetic ulcers can lead to infection and amputation. Using insole can help to reduce and prevent foot ulceration and amputation in a diabetic patient. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of wearing an insole with different density on standing and walking plantar pressure distribution. Methods: A group of 10 diabetic patients participated in this one-grouped before-after trial. Plantar pressure distribution was measured during walking and standing. Repeated Measure was used to test differences. Results: Repeated measure test showed that use of insole decreased foot pressure while walking significantly ([Formula: see text]). Pairwise comparison showed that wearing shoe insole with shore 30 decreased pressure compared to wearing shoe insole with shore 50 ([Formula: see text]) and walking without insole respectively ([Formula: see text]). Conclusion: The insole has more effect on plantar pressure during walking than standing, it also concluded that insole with shore 30 decreased pressure during walking more than that of the insole with shore 50. It could be said that patients who suffer from pain and discomfort on hind and forefoot may benefit insole with shore 30 to relieve from plantar pressure on the hindfoot and forefoot regions during standing and walking.

Effect of a Low-Dye Application of Scotchcast Soft Cast on Peak and Mean Plantar Pressures in Subjects with a Navicular Drop Greater than 10 mm

2008 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 457-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie L. Walters ◽  
Belinda S. Lange ◽  
Lucy S. Chipchase
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Plantar Pressure ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Plantar Pressures ◽  
Navicular Drop ◽  
Plantar Pressure Distribution ◽  
Foot Pronation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Platform System

Background: We investigated whether a low-Dye application of Scotchcast Soft Cast significantly altered plantar pressure distribution during gait in patients with a navicular drop greater than 10 mm. Methods: An experimental, same-subject, repeated-measures design was used. Thirty-two subjects aged 18 to 35 years were screened with the navicular drop test and were included if a navicular drop greater than 10 mm was established. The Emed-AT-2 platform system was used to measure the plantar pressure distribution under the right foot of each subject using the midgait method of data collection. Each subject performed six barefoot walks and six walks with Soft Cast applied to the right foot. Average peak and mean plantar pressure measurements were recorded for ten discrete areas (masks). The heel and midfoot were each divided into two masks, and the forefoot and toe regions were divided into three masks each. Paired t tests were used to detect differences in peak and mean plantar pressures for each mask. Results: Soft Cast significantly affected peak and mean plantar pressures in seven and nine of the ten masks, respectively. No significant change in peak or mean plantar pressure was found beneath the medial midfoot. Conclusion: Plantar pressure may represent dynamic foot and ankle joint motion. With further research, Soft Cast may provide an alternative to current management techniques in controlling foot pronation and reducing symptoms of lower-limb abnormalities. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 98(6): 457–465, 2008)

A Method for Measuring Foot Pressures Using a High Resolution, Computerized Insole Sensor: The Effect of Heel Wedges on Plantar Pressure Distribution and Center of Force

Foot & Ankle ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 263-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas E. Rose ◽  
Lawrence A. Feiwell ◽  
Andrea Cracchiolo
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Plantar Pressure ◽  
Foot Pressure ◽  
The Third ◽  
Plantar Pressures ◽  
Pressure Sensitive ◽  
Plantar Pressure Distribution ◽  
Normal Test

A new, high resolution, pressure-sensitive insole was tested and found to provide reproducible measurements of static and dynamic plantar pressures inside the shoe of normal test subjects under certain conditions. However, calibration between separate sensors was poor and the sensor pads showed significant wear with use. This system was also used to investigate the effect of heel wedges on plantar foot pressure to determine whether this system was sensitive enough to detect the effect of a gross shoe modification on plantar foot pressure. Medial heel wedges decreased plantar pressures under the first and second metatarsals as well as under the first toe, and shifted the center of force laterally in all portions of the foot. Lateral heel wedges decreased pressures under the third, fourth, and fifth metatarsals, increased pressures under the first and second metatarsals, and shifted the center of force medially in all portions of the foot. Our evaluations indicate that it is possible to measure static and dynamic plantar foot pressures within shoes and to study the possible effect of shoe modifications on plantar pressures in controlled gait trials.

scholarly journals The Design and Simulation of a 16-Sensors Plantar Pressure Insole Layout for Different Applications: From Sports to Clinics, a Pilot Study

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1450
Author(s):  
Alfredo Ciniglio ◽  
Annamaria Guiotto ◽  
Fabiola Spolaor ◽  
Zimi Sawacha
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Plantar Pressure ◽  
Center Of Pressure ◽  
Reaction Force ◽  
Weight Lifting ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Plantar Pressure Distribution ◽  
Drop Landing ◽  
Mean Pressure ◽  
Footwear Design

The quantification of plantar pressure distribution is widely done in the diagnosis of lower limbs deformities, gait analysis, footwear design, and sport applications. To date, a number of pressure insole layouts have been proposed, with different configurations according to their applications. The goal of this study is to assess the validity of a 16-sensors (1.5 × 1.5 cm) pressure insole to detect plantar pressure distribution during different tasks in the clinic and sport domains. The data of 39 healthy adults, acquired with a Pedar-X® system (Novel GmbH, Munich, Germany) during walking, weight lifting, and drop landing, were used to simulate the insole. The sensors were distributed by considering the location of the peak pressure on all trials: 4 on the hindfoot, 3 on the midfoot, and 9 on the forefoot. The following variables were computed with both systems and compared by estimating the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE): Peak/Mean Pressure, Ground Reaction Force (GRF), Center of Pressure (COP), the distance between COP and the origin, the Contact Area. The lowest (0.61%) and highest (82.4%) RMSE values were detected during gait on the medial-lateral COP and the GRF, respectively. This approach could be used for testing different layouts on various applications prior to production.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document