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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 1/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Poster presentation

The effect of Masai Barefoot technology (MBT) shoes on ankle joint complex kinematics and plantar heel pressure distribution

Auteurs: Sophie Cox, Ivan Birch, Simon Otter

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | bijlage 1/2010

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Objectives

Footwear has long been a therapeutic option and recently MBT shoes have developed a shoe construction that claims to stimulate barefoot walking on soft, undulating ground. This study aimed to identify differences in range of motion at the ankle joint complex and plantar pressure distributions over the heel when walking in an MBT shoe compared with barefoot walking.

Presentation content

To determine range of motion at the ankle joint complex the Cartesian Optoelectronic Dynamic Anthropometer (CODA mpx30) motion analysis system was used using 10 sensors attached to predefined anatomical landmarks using MBT sandals to prevent signal interference. Plantar pressure measurements were taken using the EMED SF pressure mat for barefoot pressures and the PEDAR in-shoe pressure analysis system and a 33% mask was applied to pressure data using Novel multimask software to capture the heel.

Participant outcomes

Plantar pressure.
A total of 32 subjects participated in the study The mean maximum peak barefoot plantar pressure (432kPa ±SD 151) was significantly higher (p<0.001) than the mean maximum peak pressure in MBT shoes (225 kPa ±SD 38). The mean force-time integral was also significantly higher (p<0.001) during barefoot walking, 101 ±SD 27) than when walking in MBT shoes (70 ±SD 21).
Ankle joint complex kinematics
Both frontal plane and sagittal plane range of motion were significantly higher when wearing MBT shoes (p=0.013 and p=0.015 respectively). However, transverse plane motion was not significantly altered (p=0.47).

Relevance

MBT shoes increase the range of motion at the ankle joint complex during gait and reduce both maximum peak pressure and force time integral at the heel in non pathological subjects
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
The effect of Masai Barefoot technology (MBT) shoes on ankle joint complex kinematics and plantar heel pressure distribution
Auteurs
Sophie Cox
Ivan Birch
Simon Otter
Publicatiedatum
01-12-2010
Uitgeverij
BioMed Central
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research / Uitgave bijlage 1/2010
Elektronisch ISSN: 1757-1146
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-3-S1-P4

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