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Foot pressure analysis of gait pattern in older Japanese females requiring different personal care support levels
- Source :
- Journal of Physical Therapy Science
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Society of Physical Therapy Science, 2018.
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Abstract
- [Purpose] This study evaluated gait parameters and foot pressure in two regions of the feet among older females with different personal care support needs to analyze factors that contribute to higher support requirements. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty-two older females were divided into support-need and care-need level groups. Gait parameters (speed, cadence, step length, step width, gait angle, toe angle, double support phase, swing phase, and stance phase) and foot pressure during a 5-m walk were measured and analyzed in the two groups. [Results] The percentage of the double support phase on both feet and the right stance phase were significantly higher in the care-need level group, while that of the right swing phase was significantly lower than that of the support-need level group. Additionally, the phase showing peak pressure on the left rear foot was significantly delayed and the left forefoot pressure in the terminal stance was significantly lower in the care-need level group than in the support-need level group. [Conclusion] These findings show that the temporal duration parameters and foot pressure on a particular side were significantly different between the two groups and suggest that these differences were associated with a higher care level.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Personal care
Foot pressure analysis
business.industry
Personal care need
Forefoot
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Double support phase
030229 sport sciences
Gait
Toe
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
medicine
Original Article
Foot pressure
Cadence
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Foot (unit)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21875626 and 09155287
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Physical Therapy Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....82e40a502024528f01a3ed5680d842b1