Peak and average pressure correlations and their ratio at different plantar regions of the foot

Naemi, Roozbeh; Healy, Aoife; Dunning, Dave; Leslie Ashford, Robert; Chatzistergos, Panagiotis; Chockalingam, Nachiappan

Abstract

In-shoe plantar pressure has been commonly used to assess the effect of footwear on the pressure applied to the foot during walking. Plantar pressure is commonly used as an outcome measure to determine the ability of the footwear to distribute the force over the plantar surface of the foot. The peak plantar pressure on the other hand has been widely linked to the risk of injuries like foot ulceration in people with Diabetes (Yuk San Tsung et al. Citation2004, Lyons et al. Citation2012).

While at each instant during stance phase the average pressure in each region reveals the average value of the pressure across all points in that region, the peak pressure shows the highest pressure in a particular point. It is therefore hypothesised that a peak to average pressure ratio may provide an outcome measure which can be related to efficacy of footwear.

Citation

Naemi, R., Healy, A., Dunning, D., Leslie Ashford, R., Chatzistergos, P., & Chockalingam, N. (2013). Peak and average pressure correlations and their ratio at different plantar regions of the foot. Footwear Science, 5(sup 1), S96-S98. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2013.799579

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 16, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Jul 9, 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• 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: S96-S98
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2013.799579