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Manuel Pabón-Carrasco1, José M Juárez-Jiménez1, María Reina-Bueno1
1University of Seville, Departamento de Podologia de la Universidad de Sevilla, Calle Avicena, s/n, 41009 Sevilla, Spain.
Objective:
The main aim of this work is to assess the behavior of felts of latex foam, wool, wool on latex and 10 mm polyurethane foam as provisional pressure-reducing materials compared to foot hyperpressures. Secondary aims are to determine how Body Mass Index and Physical activity impact the pressure-reducing capacity of these materials. The research hypothesis sets out that there are statistically significant differences between the pressure-reducing capacity of the different materials and that they are impacted by Body Mass Index and Physical Activity.
Research Design And Methods:
This study was descriptive, correlational and experimental. The sample was comprised of 32 subjects, 64 feet aged between 19 and 76 years, with plantar hyperpressures of different etiologies. The pressure was assessed using the platform pressures.
Results:
The results revealed an effective reduction of pressures for all materials; this was more durable for polyurethane.
Conclusions:
It was concluded that pressure-reducing materials are effective on the reduction of hyperpressures but there are differences between them as to duration of the effect.
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