Is bodyweight affecting plantar pressure distribution in children?

Feka, Kaltrina; Brusa, Jessica; Cannata, Rosanna; Giustino, Valerio; Bianco, Antonino; Gjaka, Masar; Iovane, Angelo; Palma, Antonio; Messina, Giuseppe

doi:10.1097/md.0000000000021968

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“…The study of the authors of [31], however, identifies significant differences in the lateral area for the forefoot and midfoot regions, between normal and obese children. Other research conducted by [32] indicates (for children aged 7-12 years) that the rearfoot area is identified with the highest values of plantar pressure, regardless of the weight of those investigated: normal weight, underweight, overweight and obese. Instead, there is a higher load for girls in the rearfoot area, compared to the values recorded by boys, and significant differences in plantar pressure are found in obese, between the right foot and left foot.…”

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Analysis of the Influence of Age Stages on Static Plantar Pressure Indicators for Karate Do Practitioners (Preliminary Report)

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The investigation aims at static examination and determination of differences for three age groups: under 13, 13–15 years old and over 15, all practitioners of the martial art karate do. This investigation occured at the level of the main parameters, measured using the FreeMed baropodometric platform and Free Step software by Sensor Medica: plantar surface areas, location of the pressure center (C) inside the support polygon, imbalances noticed at the level of the plantar areas, Pmax value, weight distribution on each foot and at the level of the rearfoot and forefoot areas, misalignments of the pressure centers of each foot, etc. Results: subjects under the age of 13 had the highest number of cases related to the off-centered positioning of the pressure center (C); the groups of those under 13 and over 15 years old located in most cases Pmax at the level of the left retropodal part, and those between 13–15 years old have a location on the dominant leg, at the level of the right retropodal part. The highest numbers of cases of normal bilateral leg are for the group under 13 years, and the other groups have a higher incidence of various plantar imbalances. The analysis of variance (F) identified only two situations in which the independent variable, “age stages,” significantly influences the resulting parameters, at the level of the non-dominant foot: forefoot_left_surface and total_left_surface. The data differences for the right/left pairs within each batch generate insignificant values of |Z| for most cases, with the superiority of the dominant foot parameters for the first two age groups, but in the case of the group over 15 years old, some results are atypical, with higher average values of left/non-dominant foot parameters in the following cases: total_left_Pmax, total_left_Pavg, rearfoot_left_load_percent, rearfoot_left_weight_ratio_percent. The comparison between the data pairs for all three batches (between the forefoot and rearfoot plantar areas) generated significant values of |Z| only for the area of the plantar surfaces. The older the subjects, the more obvious the plantar load on the forefoot area, which is similar to the results of some martial arts studies analyzed here, and is determined by the long use of the non-dominant foot as a support base, during kicks with the dominant one.

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Analysis of the Influence of Age Stages on Static Plantar Pressure Indicators for Karate Do Practitioners (Preliminary Report)

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“…Weight category impacts plantar load distribution, according to a study published in 2020 Feka et al (2020), with the obese category varying from the others. Furthermore, the rearfoot had the largest pressure distribution of all the foot regions studied.…”

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Effect of body mass index on plantar pressure distribution in children during standing

Noor

Olama

Abdul-Rahman

2022

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Background: Standing plantar pressure measurement can help in tracing the correlation between plantar pressure distribution and lower-extremity posture, altogether with its relationship with BMI in children. The goal of this study is to figure out if BMI affects peak and average plantar pressure distribution in children when standing or not. Study Design: The current study is a primary, observational, cross-sectional one conducted in the Egyptian elementary schools in Talhka City, Dakahlia Governorate. Subjects & Methods: Ninety children; 47 girls and 43 boys with ages ranging between 6 to 12 years old were engaged in this study. The BMI of the study group highlighted the idea that 40% of the children were of normal weight (36 participants), 16.7% were overweight (15 participants), (7.8%) were obese (7 participants), and 35.6% were underweight (32 participants). All statistical measures were carried out using the statistical program for social sciences (SPSS) with version 22 for Windows (IBM SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Results: The current research suggests that there was substantial variance in both peak and average plantar pressure of both the right and left feet when standing in various cases with a spectrum of BMIs.

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“…A dynamometric platform (FreeMed, Sensor Medica, Italy), operated by FreeStep Pro software, was used for all stabilometric tests [3,15]. The duration of the measurement was 30 s. The subject was in a free-standing position, with feet parallel, upper limbs hanging loosely along the trunk, eyes looking straight ahead.…”

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“…Currently, the most common method of assessing individual balance is COP signal measurement. In stabilometry, the most frequently analysed variables attesting to a correlation with deteriorated balance are the length of the COP trajectory, the actual size of the COP deflection area, the mean COP X and Y, and COP shifts in the X and Y axis [15].…”

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The foot’s key structural variables as essential diagnostic predictors in assessing overall postural stability in school-aged children: a cross-sectional study

Szczepanowska-Wołowiec¹,

Sztandera²,

Kotela³

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Introduction:The WHO Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2018) on the health status of adolescents in Europe highlights an escalation of factors instrumental in the development of postural defects, which may consequently deteriorate into serious postural complaints in adulthood. Aim of the research:To investigate the correlations between the morphological structure of the foot and postural stability in children and adolescents. Material and methods:The study sample comprised 627 children (aged 10-15 years), who had the plantar part of their feet assessed in static conditions with a 2D Podoscan. Individual foot loading paradigm variables were assessed with a baropodometric platform. Postural assessment was completed with 2D Videography, facilitating morphological measurements of body asymmetry. Results: Valgus of the knees, Clarke's left foot angle, and Wejsflog index values also doubled as strong predictors of centre of the foot's pressure (COP) length. A negative correlation was established between the COP length and obesity, hallux valgus of the left foot, flat-footedness, and lowered longitudinal foot arches. Conclusions: Higher COP surface area values were observed in the children affected by valgus of the knees, higher angle of the hallux valgus in the left foot, and those with longer feet. Clarke's L-foot angle, Wejsflog index, and valgus of the knees proved to be strong predictors affecting key postural stability variables. StreszczenieWprowadzenie: Badanie WHO Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (2018) dotyczące stanu zdrowia nastolatków w Europie wskazuje na eskalację czynników przyczyniających się do rozwoju wad postawy, które mogą przeradzać się w poważne dolegliwości w wieku dorosłym. Cel pracy: Zbadanie zależności między budową morfologiczną stopy a stabilnością postawy u dzieci i młodzieży. Materiał i metody: W badaniu wzięło udział 627 dzieci (w wieku 10-15 lat), u których oceniano podeszwową część stóp w warunkach statycznych za pomocą podoskanu 2D. Poszczególne zmienne obciążenia stopy analizowano za pomocą platformy baropodometrycznej. Ocenę postawy uzupełniono wideografią 2D, ułatwiającą morfologiczne pomiary asymetrii ciała. Wyniki: Koślawość kolan, kąt Clarke'a stopy lewej i wartości wskaźnika Wejsfloga to silne predyktory wpływające na długości COP. Stwierdzono ujemną korelację między długością COP a otyłością, paluchem koślawym lewej stopy, płaskostopiem i obniżonymi podłużnymi łukami stopy. Wnioski: Wyższe wartości pola powierzchni COP zaobserwowano u dzieci z koślawością kolan, większym kątem palucha koślawego w stopie lewej oraz u dzieci z dłuższymi stopami. Kąt L-stopy Clarke'a, indeks Wejsfloga i koślawość kolan okazały się silnymi czynnikami prognostycznymi wpływającymi na kluczowe zmienne stabilności postawy.

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Is bodyweight affecting plantar pressure distribution in children?

Cited by 11 publications

References 43 publications

Analysis of the Influence of Age Stages on Static Plantar Pressure Indicators for Karate Do Practitioners (Preliminary Report)

Analysis of the Influence of Age Stages on Static Plantar Pressure Indicators for Karate Do Practitioners (Preliminary Report)

Effect of body mass index on plantar pressure distribution in children during standing

The foot’s key structural variables as essential diagnostic predictors in assessing overall postural stability in school-aged children: a cross-sectional study

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