Comparison of design features in diabetic footwear and their effect on plantar pressure

Healy, Aoife; Chatzistergos, Panagiotis; Needham, Robert; Naemi, Roozbeh; Chockalingam, Nachiappan

Abstract

Roller and rocker shoes which are designed to reduce plantar pressures are often prescribed to people with diabetes to reduce the risk of ulceration. Heel-forefoot height differential, and roller/rocker angle and axis position are considered important design features (Schaff and Cavanagh Citation1990, van Schie et al. Citation2000). The effectiveness of the roller/rocker angle in pressure reduction is dependent on the ability of the shoe sole to maintain the angle during gait which has not been examined in the literature to date

Citation

Healy, A., Chatzistergos, P., Needham, R., Naemi, R., & Chockalingam, N. (2013). Comparison of design features in diabetic footwear and their effect on plantar pressure. Footwear Science, 5(sup 1), S67-S69. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2013.799561

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 15, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Jul 9, 2013
• Publication Date: 2013-06
• Deposit Date: Apr 14, 2024
• Journal: Footwear Science
• Print ISSN: 1942-4280
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Issue: sup 1
• Pages: S67-S69
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2013.799561