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Static and dynamic plantar pressure distribution in amateur marathon runners
Arletta Hawrylak1, Paweł Matner1, Aneta Demidaś2
1Department of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
Background:
The aim of the study was to compare the static and dynamic plantar pressure profiles of amateur marathon runners with sedentary cohorts.
Research Questions:
Are there differences in the plantar pressures of these two populations? Is there a correlation between body mass and BMI with plantar loading?
Methods:
The study involved 43 runners involved in marathon training and 30 age-matched untrained individuals. Plantar pressure was measured using a baropodometric system.
Results:
The marathon runners showed greater forefoot plantar pressure of the dominant extremity in the static condition and reduced medial plantar pressure of both extremities in the dynamic condition. A correlation was observed between body mass and BMI with mean plantar pressure only in the marathon group and only for the dominant extremity in the dynamic condition.
Conclusions:
Marathon training may modify the forefoot plantar loading characteristics of the dominant extremity during static conditions and increase lateral plantar pressure of both extremities in a dynamic (gait) condition.
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