Comparisons of plantar pressures between the elderly and young adults

Kernozek, Thomas W.; LaMott, E. E.

doi:10.1016/0966-6362(95)99064-r

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“…In the midfoot region, there was no difference in pressures between the normal and flat feet groups. The pathway of COP of normal subjects generally tends to start from the lateral heel and end at the hallux, and shift medially in forefoot region 23,30) . The results of our study are in agreement with those of previous studies and we could identify the difference between the pathways of COP for the normal and flat feet groups.…”

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Differences in Plantar Foot Pressure and COP between Flat and Normal Feet During Walking

et al. 2011

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Abstract.[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the peak plantar foot pressure and the pathway of the center of pressure (COP) between normal and flat feet. [Subjects and Methods] Nineteen subjects (10 normal feet, 9 flat feet) participated in this study. Plantar foot pressure was recorded by the Matscan system (Tekscan, Boston, USA) while walking upright. Plantar foot surface was divided into seven regions for pressure measurement: two toe regions, three forefoot regions, one midfoot region, and one heel region. The independent t-test was used to compare plantar foot pressures between normal adults and patients with flat feet. The pathway of COP in normal and flat feet was observed macroscopically.[Results] The plantar foot pressures of the 4th-5th metatarsal head and heel regions in the flat feet group were less than those of the normal feet group. The pathway of COP of normal feet group had a tendency to shift medially in the forefoot but the pathway of COP in the flat feet group had a tendency to be straight in the forefoot.[Conclusion] The results indicate that the plantar foot pressure of a flat foot was lower than that of a normal foot and the pathway of COP of a flat foot may be different from that of a normal foot. We believe that reduction of the longitudinal arch of foot in flat feet explains these results.

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Differences in Plantar Foot Pressure and COP between Flat and Normal Feet During Walking

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“…A wide range of definitions of such ROI have been proposed and used in the past. A number of authors have relied on ROI automatically defined by the software of the pressure measurement system used [13][14][15]. The major justification for this approach, based upon geometric algorithms, is the standardization of the analysis [16,17].…”

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Inter- and intra-observer reliability of masking in plantar pressure measurement analysis

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“…Kernozek and LaMott [7] analysed plantar pressure patterns during gait in 35 young (mean age 22 AE 2.2 years) and 35 older (mean age 78 AE 3.0 years) people using a capacitive platform system. Similar force and pressure characteristics were found in the heel and forefoot for both groups, however, older people exhibited lower peak pressure under the midfoot and a lower force-time integral under the midfoot and hallux.…”

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