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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Zhao, Xiaoxuea | Wang, Meizia | Fekete, Gusztávb | Baker, Julien S.c | Wiltshire, Huwd | Gu, Yaodonga; *
Affiliations: [a] Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | [b] Savaria Institute of Technology, Eötvös Loránd University, Szombathely, Hungary | [c] School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Renfrewshire, UK | [d] Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Yaodong Gu, Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, No. 818, Fenghua Road, Jiangbei District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of arch support functional insoles to prevent metatarsalgia. METHOD: Twenty-five healthy females participated in the study. A Vicon motion capture system was used to collect kinematics data of the lower limb. An AMTI force plate was used to record the vertical ground reaction force (GRF), and the Novel Pedar-X System was used to measure foot pressure while subjects wore normal insoles or functional insoles with an arch support during walking and jogging. RESULTS: With the arch support functional insoles, the first metatarsal (FM) region’s contact area was increased and the peak pressure and time-pressure integral of the FM and second and third metatarsal (SATM) were areas decreased. This suggests a lower risk of longitude stress injuries in these areas. The ankle dorsiflexion angle of jogging with the ‘arch support functional insoles’ (RF) and walking with the ‘arch support functional insoles’ (WF) were significantly increased at initial contact and the knee and hip flexion angle of RF and WF were reduced. The peak hip extension angle of WF and RF also declined. The vertical loading rate of RF was lower, which would be beneficial in reducing the risk of lower limb injuries during jogging. CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrate that arch support functional insoles can be used effectively to prevent and decrease pain and promote a suitable weight-bearing pattern in the foot for promoting the health of young females.
Keywords: Arch support, insoles, gait, biomechanics
DOI: 10.3233/THC-181373
Journal: Technology and Health Care, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1141-1151, 2021
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