Can an off-the-rack orthotic stiletto alter pressure and comfort scores in the forefoot, arch and heel?. Issue 8 (3rd August 2018)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Can an off-the-rack orthotic stiletto alter pressure and comfort scores in the forefoot, arch and heel?. Issue 8 (3rd August 2018)
- Main Title:
- Can an off-the-rack orthotic stiletto alter pressure and comfort scores in the forefoot, arch and heel?
- Authors:
- Penny, Jeannette Østergaard
Speedtsberg, Merete Brink
Kallemose, Thomas
Bencke, Jesper - Abstract:
- Abstract: The study sought to investigate whether an orthotic stiletto could modulate the pressure and comfort under the forefoot, arch and heel that stiletto wearers experience. Twenty-two women participated. We measured the peak pressure and pressure-time integral for orthotic stilettos with built-in metatarsal pad, heel cup and arch support; standard stilettos without inlays; and trainers. Comfort was recorded during 3 × 3 working days. The orthotic stiletto exhibited lower metatarsal head1 (MTH) and MTH2+3 and heel pressures than the standard stiletto ( p < .01), and a long second metatarsal increased MTH2+3 pressure ( p < .01). The comfort in the forefoot and heel was higher in the orthotic stiletto than in the standard one ( p < .01), and comfort in the forefoot was correlated to the pressure-time integral of MTH2+3 ( p = .03) and not peak pressure. Off-the-rack orthotic stilettos can notably reduce plantar pressures and improve forefoot and heel comfort during everyday use. Practitioner Summary: Off-the-rack orthotic stilettos with built-in metatarsal pad, arch support and heel caps can lower the pressure under the heel and forefoot in comparison with a standard stiletto and can improve comfort during everyday use. Having a long second metatarsal is a risk factor for increased forefoot pressure.
- Is Part Of:
- Ergonomics. Volume 61:Issue 8(2018)
- Journal:
- Ergonomics
- Issue:
- Volume 61:Issue 8(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 61, Issue 8 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 61
- Issue:
- 8
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0061-0008-0000
- Page Start:
- 1130
- Page End:
- 1138
- Publication Date:
- 2018-08-03
- Subjects:
- Stiletto -- heels -- metatarsal pad -- arch support -- peak pressure -- pressure-time integral -- comfort
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Industrial management -- Periodicals
Ergonomie -- Périodiques
Cybernétique -- Périodiques
Gestion d'entreprise -- Périodiques
620.8205 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/terg20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/00140139.2018.1443518 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0014-0139
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