Foot pressure differences in men and women

Putti, Amit; Arnold, Graham; Abboud, Rami

doi:10.1016/j.fas.2009.03.005

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“…Our result is in agreement with Chen et al as they found that the vertical force during quiet standing was lower on the hemiplegic side [8]. In both groups, there were no significant difference in the percentage of plantar pressure difference between male and female during walking which is similar to the study by Putti et al that no difference in peak pressure between men and women while standing [9].…”

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Gait characterizations under dynamic load during walking in hemiplegic patients

Sanghan

Chatpun

Leelasamran

2012

The 4th 2011 Biomedical Engineering International Conference

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Cerebrovascular disease or stroke is a common problem found in hemiplegic patients. The balance disorder causes a gait pattern of hemiplegic patients in different to normal persons. The Pedar ® system, an in-shoe measurement, was used to measure plantar pressure. Two groups of subject were involved in this study; normal person and stroke patient groups. Our preliminary results revealed that the differences, during walking, in plantar pressure were 5.00 4.72% and 3.85 2.16% in males and females in the normal person group, respectively. These differences were 29.57 15.39% and 24.66 3.59% in the hemiplegic patient group and it was significantly higher compared with the normal person group. The single limb support on the hemiplegic side for gait cycle was shorter than the other limb. The gait lines during walking in the normal person group were longer than that in the hemiplegic patient group. The hemiplegic patients showed an abnormal pattern in force time relationship between hemiplegic and normal limbs. The gait parameters reported in this study were able to use as qualitative and quantitative characteristics during walking in hemiplegic patients.

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Gait characterizations under dynamic load during walking in hemiplegic patients

Sanghan

Chatpun

Leelasamran

2012

The 4th 2011 Biomedical Engineering International Conference

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“…Another limitation of the study is that the distribution between men and women among the participants was not homogenous. However, there are some studies that have shown no statistically significant differences between gender in pressure parameters for normal-weight (Hills et al, 2001;Putti, Arnold, & Abboud, 2010) and overweight people (Hills et al, 2001). Also we did not examine the foot structure and the posture of the participants, and these features could influence the plantar pressure parameters (Razeghi & Batt, 2002).…”

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In-Shoe Plantar Pressures and Ground Reaction Forces During Overweight Adults' Overground Walking

Castro

Abreu

Sousa

et al. 2014

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

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Purpose: Because walking is highly recommended for prevention and treatment of obesity and some of its biomechanical aspects are not clearly understood for overweight people, we compared the absolute and normalized ground reaction forces (GRF), plantar pressures, and temporal parameters of normal-weight and overweight participants during overground walking. Method: A force plate and an in-shoe pressure system were used to record GRF, plantar pressures (foot divided in 10 regions), and temporal parameters of 17 overweight adults and 17 gender-matched normal-weight adults while walking. Results: With high effect sizes, the overweight participants showed higher absolute medial-lateral and vertical GRF and pressure peaks in the central rearfoot, lateral midfoot, and lateral and central forefoot. However, analyzing normalized (scaled to body weight) data, the overweight participants showed lower vertical and anterior-posterior GRF and lower pressure peaks in the medial rearfoot and hallux, but the lateral forefoot peaks continued to be greater compared with normal-weight participants. Time of occurrence of medial-lateral GRF and pressure peaks in the midfoot occurred later in overweight individuals. Conclusions: The overweight participants adapted their gait pattern to minimize the consequences of the higher vertical and propulsive GRF in their musculoskeletal system. However, they were not able to improve their balance as indicated by medial-lateral GRF. The overweight participants showed higher absolute pressure peaks in 4 out of 10 foot regions. Furthermore, the normalized data suggest that the lateral forefoot in overweight adults was loaded more than the proportion of their extra weight, while the hallux and medial rearfoot were seemingly protected.

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“…In the literature, several studies confirm the accuracy and repeatability in plantar pressure measurement achieved using this system [2][3][4][5][6]. This system was used to investigate plantar pressure distribution in different conditions, for example, between man and woman [7], between right and left foot [8], between young and old people [9] and with regard to subjects walking barefoot or in comfortable shoes [10,11]. The data derivable from this system are essential to evaluate the local plantar pressure distribution and, in particular, the position of the pressure resultant.…”

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Investigation of foot plantar pressure: experimental and numerical analysis

Natali¹,

Forestiero²,

Carniel³

et al. 2010

Med Biol Eng Comput

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The analysis of interaction phenomena occurring between the plantar region of the foot and insole was investigated using a combined experimental-numerical approach. Experimental data on the plantar pressure for treadmill walking of a subject were obtained using the Pedar(®) system. The plantar pressure resultant was monitored during walking and adopted to define the loading conditions for a subsequent static numerical analysis. Geometrical configuration of the foot model is provided on the basis of biomedical images. Because the mechanical behaviour of adipose tissues and plantar fascia is the determinant factor in affecting the paths of the plantar pressure, specific attention was paid to define an appropriate constitutive model for these tissues. The numerical model included sole and insole, providing for friction contact conditions between foot-insole and insole-sole pairs as well. Two different numerical analyses were performed with regards to different loading conditions during the gait cycle. The plantar pressure peaks predicted by the numerical model for the two loading conditions are 0.16 and 0.12 MPa, and 0.09 and 0.12 MPa in the posterior and anterior regions of the foot, respectively. These values are in agreement with experimental evidence, showing the suitability of the model proposed.

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Foot pressure differences in men and women

Cited by 79 publications

References 16 publications

Gait characterizations under dynamic load during walking in hemiplegic patients

Gait characterizations under dynamic load during walking in hemiplegic patients

In-Shoe Plantar Pressures and Ground Reaction Forces During Overweight Adults' Overground Walking

Investigation of foot plantar pressure: experimental and numerical analysis

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