Longitudinal Plantar Pressure Variation during Gait Throughout Pregnancy

DOI

10.2991/emcs-15.2015.146How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Plantar pressure; COP; Pregnancy; Gait; Gestational age

Abstract

Objective: This aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pregnancy on plantar pressure variation during walking. It is valuable in improving the understanding of foot function and injury prevention for pregnant women in gait. Methods: Thirty-five healthy pregnant women completed over ground walking at preferred speed. Subjects participated in three sessions: the 1st trimester, the 2nd trimester and the 3rd trimester. Data were collected with Novel Pedar insole measurement system. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for statistical analysis. Results: It showed that midfoot region suffered increasing loading with pregnancy progressing. Compared to the 1st trimester, peak pressure under lateral forefoot and midfoot regions increased in the 3rd trimester. Loading under the toes was transferred to the big toe from the 1st to the 3rd trimester. This study also demonstrated that the gait line inclines to the lateral side with growing pregnant stages. Conclusion: The increased plantar pressure may lead to foot discomfort. Results in this study provide basic information for shoe/insole design to reduce plantar pressure for pregnant women.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Chun Hu
AU  - Yan Zhang
AU  - Yaodong Gu
PY  - 2015/01
DA  - 2015/01
TI  - Longitudinal Plantar Pressure Variation during Gait Throughout Pregnancy
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Management, Commerce and Society
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 715
EP  - 718
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/emcs-15.2015.146
DO  - 10.2991/emcs-15.2015.146
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