Title: Static and dynamic plantar pressure distribution in amateur marathon runners
Abstract: The aim of the study was to compare the static and dynamic plantar pressure profiles of amateur marathon runners with sedentary cohorts.Are there differences in the plantar pressures of these two populations? Is there a correlation between body mass and BMI with plantar loading?The study involved 43 runners involved in marathon training and 30 age-matched untrained individuals. Plantar pressure was measured using a baropodometric system.The marathon runners showed greater forefoot plantar pressure of the dominant extremity in the static condition and reduced medial plantar pressure of both extremities in the dynamic condition. A correlation was observed between body mass and BMI with mean plantar pressure only in the marathon group and only for the dominant extremity in the dynamic condition.Marathon training may modify the forefoot plantar loading characteristics of the dominant extremity during static conditions and increase lateral plantar pressure of both extremities in a dynamic (gait) condition.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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