Footprints are the most direct source of evidence about locomotor biomechanics in extinct vertebrates. One of the principal suppositions underpinning biomechanical inferences is that footprint geometry correlates with dynamic foot pressure, which, in turn, is linked with overall limb motion of the trackmaker. In this study, we perform the first quantitative test of this long-standing assumption...

Pedobarography is a safe, non-invasive diagnostic method that enables estimation of plantar pressure distribution. This article aims to describe the symmetry between right and left toes in Polish adult population using data obtained during postural pedobarographic examinations. Eighty-two patients, both sexes, with mean age 42.12 (range 19–70), without significant pathologies, participated stud...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the evolution of ground reaction force during alpine skiing turns. Specifically, this study investigated how turn phases and slope steepness affected the whole foot normal GRF pattern while performing giant slalom turns in a race-like setting. Moreover, the outside foot was divided into different plantar regions to see whether those parameters affect...

BACKGROUND Patients with diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) are often confronted with ulceration of foot soles. Increased plantar pressure under the forefoot has been identified as a major risk factor for ulceration. This study sets out to test the hypothesis that changes in gait characteristics induced by DPN related muscle weakness are the origin of the elevated plantar pressures. METHODS Three ...

Dear Editors, Plantar foot injuries are quite common, whether acute or chronic, neuropathic or peripheral, vascular disease related, traumatic, or postoperative wounds. According to the physiology of the foot, it supports the weight of the entire body, and bears the friction and high pressure resulting from daily activities. Therefore, a wound located at the plantar foot is difficult to care fo...

Plantar pressure distribution after the first metatarsal proximal crescentic osteotomy (FMPCO) with lesser shortening (LMPSO) for hallux valgus metatarsalgia has not been previously described. The pre- (Pre) and postoperative (Post) groups comprised of 18 patients who underwent unilateral FMPCO LMPSO; fifteen healthy volunteers constituted control (C) group. For each 10 regions, peak (Peak-P), ...

AIMS The recurrence of foot ulcers is a significant problem in people with diabetic neuropathy. The purpose of this study was to measure in-shoe plantar pressures and other characteristics in a group of neuropathic patients with diabetes who had prior foot ulcers which had remained healed. METHODS This was an epidemiological cohort study of patients from diabetes clinics of two Swedish hospit...

Objectives: The respiratory function is often overlooked in people with Low Back Pain (LBP), while it is one of the factors for the continuation and recurrence of lumbar spine injury. Aim of this study was survay the immediate effect of Respiratory Muscle Sprint-Interval Training (RMSIT) on the plantar pressure variables of athletes with LBP. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was condu...