Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6814
PIRA download icon_1.1View/Download Full Text
Title: Effectiveness of insoles on plantar pressure redistribution
Authors: Tsung, BYS
Zhang, M 
Mak, AFT
Wong, MWN
Issue Date: Nov-2004
Source: Journal of rehabilitation research and development, Nov./Dec. 2004, v. 41, no. 6A, p. 767–774
Abstract: For this study, we compared the effectiveness of different design insoles for redistributing pressure during walking for diabetic patients and for normal control subjects. Comparisons of dynamic plantar foot pressure patterns were made with different support, including shoe-only, flat insole, and three contoured insoles. We custom-molded the three contoured insoles by casting the plantar surface of the foot under the conditions of non-weight-bearing, semi-weight-bearing, and full-weight-bearing. With the F-Scan in-shoe system, the interfacial pressure distribution during walking with different plantar supports was measured at 50 Hz for 10 s. The use of insoles could significantly reduce local peak pressure and pressure-time integral and increase the contact area. Contoured insoles were significantly better than flat insoles with regard to the insole functions in reducing local peak pressures. The insole with the semi-weight-bearing foot shape can offer the greatest peak pressure reduction compared to other insole designs, especially for patients with peak pressure located at the second to third metatarsal heads.
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus
Foot biomechanics
Foot pathologies
Foot shape
Insole design
Neuropathy
Plantar pressure
Publisher: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service
Journal: Journal of rehabilitation research and development 
ISSN: 0748-7711
Rights: The article is available at <http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/jour/04/41/6/abstsung.html>
Appears in Collections:Journal/Magazine Article

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
Tsung_Insoles_Plantar_Pressure.pdf158.61 kBAdobe PDFView/Open
Open Access Information
Status open access
File Version Version of Record
Access
View full-text via PolyU eLinks SFX Query
Show full item record

Page views

901
Last Week
2
Last month
Citations as of Mar 24, 2024

Downloads

1,052
Citations as of Mar 24, 2024

SCOPUSTM   
Citations

126
Last Week
1
Last month
0
Citations as of Mar 28, 2024

WEB OF SCIENCETM
Citations

98
Last Week
0
Last month
0
Citations as of Mar 28, 2024

Google ScholarTM

Check


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.