THE INFLUENCE OF SLOW RECOVERY INSOLE ON PLANTAR PRESSURE AND CONTACT AREA DURING WALKING
NAEMI, Roozbeh and LINYARD-TOUGH, KIMBERLEY (2015) THE INFLUENCE OF SLOW RECOVERY INSOLE ON PLANTAR PRESSURE AND CONTACT AREA DURING WALKING. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, APR 15 (2). ISSN 0219-5194 (In Press)
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Abstract or description
Plantar pressure assessment is commonly used as a tool to assess the efficacy of insoles in reducing the risk of mechanical trauma to the plantar soft tissue during walking gait. The slow rebound (SR) Poron insole is intended to provide a custom fit to the foot and is believed to be
superior in increasing the contact area and consequently reducing the contact pressure compared to a normal Poron (NP) insole. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of SR or NP versus an ethylene vinyl acetate (EV) insole in increasing the contact area (CA), and
in reducing the contact pressure (CP) at different regions of the foot during walking. Plantar pressure data was collected from nine healthy individuals during walking using commercially available in-shoe plantar pressure sensors. Although, the NP insole significantly increased the
CA and decreased the CP on the entire foot compared to the EV, there was no significant change in CP or CA at any region of the foot in any of the tested insoles. CP showed a positive significant correlation with CA at heel, hallux and heel center in all three insoles. The expected
significant negative correlation between regional CA and CP was not observed.
Item Type: | Article |
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Depositing User: | Roozbeh NAEMI |
Date Deposited: | 28 May 2015 11:08 |
Last Modified: | 24 Feb 2023 03:47 |
URI: | https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/2111 |
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