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Comparison of the pressure-relieving properties of various types of forefoot pads in older people with forefoot pain

Auteurs: Pei Y Lee, Karl B Landorf, Daniel R Bonanno, Hylton B Menz

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | bijlage 1/2013

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Background

Plantar forefoot pain is commonly experienced by older people and it is often treated with forefoot pads. However, studies have reported inconsistent results for the effectiveness of different pads on plantar pressure reduction, and optimum pad placement is still not clear. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of different forefoot pads on plantar pressures under the forefoot in older people with forefoot pain.

Methods

Thirty-seven adults with current or previous forefoot pain and a mean age of 73.5 (SD 4.8) participated. In-shoe forefoot plantar pressure data were recorded using the pedar®-X while participants walked along an 8 m walkway wearing a standardised shoe and four different forefoot padding conditions; (i) metatarsal dome positioned 10 mm proximal to the metatarsal heads, (ii) metatarsal dome positioned 5 mm distal to the metatarsal heads, (iii) metatarsal bar, and (iv) plantar cover.

Results

Compared to the shoe-only condition, each of the forefoot pads significantly reduced forefoot peak pressure and maximum force. The plantar cover and the metatarsal dome positioned 5 mm distal to the metatarsal heads were most effective in reducing peak pressure (19%, p<0.001 and 18%, p<0.001, respectively).

Conclusion

These findings indicate that forefoot pads are effective in reducing forefoot pressures in older people with forefoot pain, and that the fore/aft position of the pad relative to the metatarsal heads may be more important than the shape of the pad.
This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://​creativecommons.​org/​licenses/​by/​2.​0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Titel
Comparison of the pressure-relieving properties of various types of forefoot pads in older people with forefoot pain
Auteurs
Pei Y Lee
Karl B Landorf
Daniel R Bonanno
Hylton B Menz
Publicatiedatum
01-05-2013
Uitgeverij
BioMed Central
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research / Uitgave bijlage 1/2013
Elektronisch ISSN: 1757-1146
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-6-S1-O19

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