Journal article
Plantar Pressure During Walking Is Altered With The Use Of Rocker Bottom Shoes
Medicine and science in sports and exercise, Vol.44(5S), pp.245-245
01 May 2012
Abstract
To determine the differences in plantar pressure during gait and balance between an unstable (SH2) and standard dress shoes (SH1). 14 healthy males participated in this study. A plantar pressure (PP) system (300 Hz) mounted on a force plate was used to collect and assess PP data during balance and walking in two shoes: SH1 and SH2. Participants performed three balance trials of bilateral standing for 20 seconds followed by five level walking trials at 1.3 and 1.8 m/s (+ or - 5%). For balance, SH2 had an increased total COP displacement (12.3 vs. 10.0 cm, p = .0001), ML ROM (0.7 vs. 0.5 cm, p = .041), and AP ROM (1.4 vs. 1.0 cm, p = .048). During gait, the forefoot pressure in SH2 was about 2% less than SH1 (22.9 vs. 23.4 N/cm2, p = .016).
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- Title
- Plantar Pressure During Walking Is Altered With The Use Of Rocker Bottom Shoes
- Creators
- Jacob GardnerSongning ZhangClare MilnerMaxime PaquetteEric FochElizabeth Brock
- Publication Details
- Medicine and science in sports and exercise, Vol.44(5S), pp.245-245
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physical Therapy (and Rehabilitation Sciences)
- Identifiers
- 991019296563304721