Peak plantar pressure as a risk factor for lower extremity overuse injury among infantry soldiers

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dc.contributor.authorNesterovica, Darja
dc.contributor.authorStepens, Ainârs
dc.contributor.authorVaivads, Normunds
dc.contributor.institutionMilitārās medicīnas pētījumu un studiju centrs
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-20T06:25:01Z
dc.date.available2021-04-20T06:25:01Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-01
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2021 Sciendo. All rights reserved.
dc.description.abstractThe majority of reported injuries among military populations are injuries due to cumulative repetitive microtrauma — overuse injuries. Plantar pressure measurement is a simple tool to analyse lower limb biomechanics through the assessment of forces applied to the foot. This study aimed to determine the relation between peak plantar pressure and lower extremity overuse. Sixty-six active-duty infantry male soldiers, with mean age 29.7 years (range 22–40 years), and mean service time 5.2 years (range 1–15 years) participated. The highest peak plantar pressure (PPP) at the forefoot occurred at the hallux (cases: 50.82 n/cm2, SD = 38.84; control: 34.39 n/cm2, SD = 28.03) and 3rd metatarsal head (cases: 54.40 n/cm2, SD = 33.83; control: 49.16 n/cm2, SD = 28.87). The study demonstrated elevated PPP among cases. Statistically significant results were found at the hallux (c2(1) = 6.8; p = 0.01), medial heel (c2(1) = 5.18; p = 0.02) and lateral heel (c2(1) = 12.12; p < 0.01) regions. The results show that plantar pressure assessment could be used as a useful screening tool for early lower extremity overuse injury detection.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationNesterovica, D, Stepens, A & Vaivads, N 2021, 'Peak plantar pressure as a risk factor for lower extremity overuse injury among infantry soldiers', Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 52-57. https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2021-0009
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/prolas-2021-0009
dc.identifier.issn1407-009X
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/3851
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectBaropodometry
dc.subjectCumulative trauma disorder
dc.subjectMilitary personnel
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
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dc.titlePeak plantar pressure as a risk factor for lower extremity overuse injury among infantry soldiersen
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