A Pilot Study on Footwear Biomechanical Effect to Diabetic Patients

Abstract:

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of diabetic therapeutic footwear design in preventing the foot ulcer. A total of 36 type 2 diabetic patients were investigated. The foot plantar pressure was measured with Novel-Pedar insole pressure measure system. The subjects were measured under common leather shoes and common running shoes. Different regions of plantar surface were analyzed. Comparing with two different conditions, Generally, except other toes region, the peak pressure values in running shoes were lower than the leather shoes. Both midfoot and medial forefoot region were significantly different between two intervene. Running shoes might be useful for preventing the diabetic foot ulcer. Because they could reduce the peak pressure effectively than the leather shoes, and make the distribution of the pressure on the foot sole more reasonably.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 393-395)
• Pages: 546-548
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.393-395.546
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Ming Rong, Yao Dong Gu, Guo Qing Ruan
• Keywords: Biomechanics, Diabetic Foot, Footwear

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