The Change of Plantar Pressure According to the Height of Heel Lifts in Obese and Non-Obese Adults

• 발행기관: 한국전문물리치료학회
• 저자명: Tae-ho Kim Won-tae Gong
• 간행물 정보: 『한국전문물리치료학회지』한국전문물리치료학회지 제15권 제4호, 1~9쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2008.11.30

영문 초록

The purpose of this study was to assess the peak plantar pressure distribution under foot areas according to the height of heel lifts in obese adults and non-obese adults during walking. Thirty-one participants volunteered for this experiment. The average body mass index (BMI) value of the fourteen subjects in the obese group was 26.5±1.4 kg/㎡ (from 25.1 to 29.3 kg/㎡), and of seventeen subjects in the non-obese group was 20.0±1.1 kg/㎡ (from 18.7 to 22.7 kg/㎡). The subject ambulated while walking in the sneakers, walking with 2 cm heel lifts, and walking with 4 cm heel lifts in the shoes. We measured the peak plantar pressure under the hallux, 1st, 2nd, 3~4th, and 5th metatarsal head (MTH), mid foot, and heel using F-scan system. The obese group had significantly higher peak plantar pressure under all foot areas than the non-obese group regardless of the height of heel lifts (p<.05). The peak plantar pressure under the 5th MTH and heel was significantly decreased, also the peak plantar pressure under hallux, 1st, and 2nd MTH was significantly increased according to the height of heel lifts in the obese group and non-obese group (p<.05). We proposed that individuals with heel lifts in shoes should be careful. As there is high plantar pressure under the forefoot.

키워드

Heel lifts Obesity Plantar pressure