How do sports affect static baropodometry? An observational study among women living in southern Italy

Feka, Kaltrina; Pomara, Francesco; Russo, Giuseppe; Piccione, Maria; Petrucci, Marco; Giustino, Valerio; Messina, Giuseppe; Iovane, Angelo; Palma, Antonio; Bianco, Antonino

doi:10.5114/hm.2019.78091

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“…However, we identified that individuals who practice physical activity have plantar pressure in the heel and whole foot about 4% higher compared to sedentary individuals. This result compares the outcome obtained by Feka et al, 15 who evaluated the effect of sports practice on static baropodometry. When analyzing 173 women, no significant differences were identified in the areas of plantar surfaces evaluated between the groups of athletes and sedentary.…”

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“…Conversely, existents studies suggests differences in plantar pressure between the variables analyzed, and future studies need to include dynamic evaluation at different times of the gait cycle in order to identify possible pressure differences. 15 Our study has limitations that must be emphasized. First, we included a small sample of healthy individuals, in which we expected to be no significant hyperpressure points due to the absence of deformities in the feet.…”

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“…When analyzing 173 women, no significant differences were identified in the areas of plantar surfaces evaluated between the groups of athletes and sedentary. 15 These findings can be explained by the methodology performed, which evaluated a static moment of total contact of the foot with the soil, in which the distribution is considered more uniform. Conversely, existents studies suggests differences in plantar pressure between the variables analyzed, and future studies need to include dynamic evaluation at different times of the gait cycle in order to identify possible pressure differences.…”

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Reliability of Wireless Insole Baropodometry of Normal Individual’s Gait

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Objective: The plantar pressure distribution can be assessed quantitatively by computerized baropodometry such as carpet or insole. An insole-type system with wireless transmission was developed and plantar pressure results were previously validated by force platform. However, the reproducibility of the system had not been determined. Our objective was to evaluate the reliability of the results in different gait cycles, clinical characteristics and in different plantar anatomical sites. Methods: 41 healthy adults (age, 34 ± 13 years; body mass index, 25 ± 5 kg/m2; 26 [63%], male, 26 [63%] practicing physical activity) were evaluated. Baropodometer evaluations were performed in 3 walking cycles with 100 m each, and the reliability between the cycles was examined. Pressure points on the heel, first metatarsal, fifth metatarsal and total plantar pressure were analyzed and compared. Results: Moderate agreement was identified between the second and third cycles (ICC, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.14-0.83). Physical activity practitioners showed higher total plantar pressure (70.8 vs 68.2 Kpa; p = 0.04) and higher pressure in the heel (70.7 vs 68.1 Kpa; p = 0.036) in relation to sedentary ones. Conclusion: The insole was able to assess plant pressure with moderate reliability from the adaptation period. Level of Evidence III, Case control study - Investigating a diagnostic test.

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“…These findings are consistent with those of da Rocha et al [ 27 ] confirming that, independently of weight category, rearfoot was the foot region with highest pressure distribution. Furthermore, depending on the internal and external factors, the pattern of weight distribution in different regions of the foot has been investigated and, generally, it has been reported that certain factors, [ 33 , 34 ] and specifically among children with postural deformities, [ 35 ] and different diseases, [ 36 ] as well as sport specificity [ 37 ] might determine the region of the foot which is loaded with greater plantar pressure distribution. Indeed, previous studies have reported an age effect in plantar pressure distribution in different foot regions among healthy children.…”

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Is bodyweight affecting plantar pressure distribution in children?

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Brusa²,

Cannata³

et al. 2020

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The aim of this study is twofold: firstly, to investigate the plantar pressure distribution differences in children coming from 4 different weight categories and secondly to analyze the presence of sex-related plantar pressure distribution differences. Overall, 416 children, aged 7 to 12 years old were randomly selected from 6 different local schools, and voluntarily participated in the study. Two hundred twenty six of them were men, while 190 were women (mean age: 9.93 ± 1.02 years; height: 1.39 ± 0.8 m; body mass: 37.76 ± 10.34 kg; BMI: 19.24 ± 4.02 kg/m 2 ). Based on the body mass index (BMI) the sample was grouped in the following categories: underweight (UW); normal weight (NW); overweight (OW), and obese (OB). Besides, the plantar load distribution parameters (total plantar load distribution and load distribution in forefoot and rearfoot) were assessed employing freeMed Maxi; Sensor Medica device. Shapiro-Wilk test was used to test the data distribution. Between-groups comparisons were conducted using Mann–Whitney U test, or using Kruskal-Wallis test associated with pairwise comparisons. There were significant differences in load distribution between weight categories, with (OW) and (NW) being significantly different with (O), P = .03 and P = .04, respectively. No significant differences were found on load distribution on the rearfoot and forefoot between categories. The sex effect, particularly among boys, revealed a different pattern of load distribution among (O) compared with other categories. This effect was not detected among women. Different profile of load distribution on the rearfoot and forefoot between boys and girls was found, with girls bearing significantly more weight in the right rearfoot compared with boys ( P = .001). It can be concluded that the weight status of the children can affect the plantar load distribution, with obese category being different from (NW) and (OW). Additionally, the sex plays a role when it comes to the load distribution in different regions of the foot. Moreover, since the young age, due to growth and development process, is accompanied with anatomical foot changes which might be affected from numerous factors, assessing plantar pressure distribution in young children results to be a quite complicated matter.

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“…Height and weight are important growth indicators and have attracted considerable attention from the family and society (Reinehr et al, 2020;Wang et al, 2018). Adolescence is related to Puberty (Feka et al, 2019;Silva et al, 2021). Puberty is the final stage of children's growth and development in which adult height, reproductive and psychosocial maturity is reached (Abe et al, 2017;Pei et al, 2020).…”

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Observation of children's age to predict maximum height

Purnama¹,

Hidayatullah²,

Umar³

et al. 2023

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The ideal height is one of the things that people in Indonesia and around the world want. This study aims to formulate guidelines for predicting the maximum height of men and women. The method used in this research is descriptive. This study observed the growth and development of height for girls aged 0-18 years and boys aged 0-19 years. This research was conducted in the city of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The research sample was obtained from Posyandu, PAUD, SD, SMP, and SMA. Data were collected by observing the respondent's height. Data analysis used the Miles and Huberman model, namely data reduction, data tabulation, data presentation, and concluding. Measurements for predicting a child's height can be done by considering weight and age percentage. The results showed that predicting a child's height could be done by considering the percentage of weight and age. Every year the growth of the child's height will increase according to the age of growth. Therefore, child height growth data can predict the maximum height of children at the age of 18 years for girls and 19 years for boys. Furthermore, the child height prediction method can be applied to determine the child's height in the future.

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How do sports affect static baropodometry? An observational study among women living in southern Italy

Abstract: Purpose. the aim of the study was (a) to investigate the differences in plantar pressure distribution between athletes (A) and sedentary (S) women; (b) to examine the differences, if any, in plantar pressure between sports within the A group.

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