Relationship between foot arch structure and postural stability — Measurements in over 100 older people for health monitoring

Author

Anzai, Emi ; Nakajima, Kensuke ; Iwakami, Y. ; Sato, Mitsuhisa ; Ino, Shuichi ; Yamashita, Katsumi ; Ohta, Yoshichika

Author_Institution

Ochanomizu Univ., Otsuka, Japan

fYear

2014

fDate

1-4 June 2014

Firstpage

388

Lastpage

391

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the structure of the foot arch and postural control in the elderly. Ratio of midfoot pressure (RMP) and CoP was measured in 87 healthy elderly and 56 frail elderly using the Shoe Type Stabilometer we developed. As a result, a significant correlation was recognized between the RMP which correlate foot arch and CoP sway in the healthy elderly. Therefore, foot arch structure contributed to postural control.

Keywords

biomechanics; biomedical measurement; correlation methods; geriatrics; mechanoception; patient monitoring; stability; CoP sway correlation; RMP correlation; RMP-CoP ratio measurement; elderly postural control; foot arch correlation; foot arch structure; frail elderly; health monitoring; healthy elderly; midfoot pressure; postural stability; shoe type stabilometer; Atmospheric measurements; Correlation; Foot; Footwear; Muscles; Protocols; Senior citizens;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI), 2014 IEEE-EMBS International Conference on

Conference_Location

Valencia

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BHI.2014.6864384

Filename

6864384