Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Dec 1993

Pressure distribution beneath the human foot

PJ Bennett School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

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LR Duplock School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-83-12-674
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A descriptive study was undertaken to establish the 95 percentile limits (proposed normal reference range) for pressure beneath the hallux, metatarsal heads, and heel in a group of healthy adult subjects. A new force plate device capable of accurately measuring discrete areas of pressure beneath the human foot with high temporal and spatial resolution was used. The system is capable of accurately measuring plantar foot pressure during dynamic and static foot function. The results of this research are in close agreement with other published studies of plantar foot pressure measurement with comparable systems.

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