Welcome to the Podiatry Arena forums

You are currently viewing our podiatry forum as a guest which gives you limited access to view all podiatry discussions and access our other features. By joining our free global community of Podiatrists and other interested foot health care professionals you will have access to post podiatry topics (answer and ask questions), communicate privately with other members, upload content, view attachments, receive a weekly email update of new discussions, access other special features. Registered users do not get displayed the advertisements in posted messages. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our global Podiatry community today!

  1. Have you considered the Clinical Biomechanics Boot Camp Online, for taking it to the next level? See here for more.
    Dismiss Notice
Dismiss Notice
Have you considered the Clinical Biomechanics Boot Camp Online, for taking it to the next level? See here for more.
Dismiss Notice
Have you liked us on Facebook to get our updates? Please do. Click here for our Facebook page.
Dismiss Notice
Do you get the weekly newsletter that Podiatry Arena sends out to update everybody? If not, click here to organise this.

Pressure at foot-orthosis interface?

Discussion in 'Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses' started by Simon Spooner, Jul 22, 2011.


  1. Members do not see these Ads. Sign Up.
    Can anyone tell me what might be an average(ish) pressure at the interface between a foot and a foot orthoses, please?
     
  2. efuller

    efuller MVP

    What part of the orthosis? When I had access to the F-scan, heel contact pressures were very similar to no orthosis. I never felt confident in the F-scan because when you calibrate it with no orthosis and then stand on it with orthosis, it seemed to give some very low arch medial arch contact pressures.

    That may have been accurate. I've seen some very high arched orthoses with top cover nearly worn out under the lateral midfoot and like new under the medial arch. Others, have had different wear patterns. Sorry, I don't have a good guess for average.

    Eric
     
  3. Thanks Eric, really looking for just an average force per unit area to use in a jig I need to build for some friction experiments. I guess I could work it out, if I take the average weight, and average foot size? Alternatively, I could just use real people in the experiment.
     
Loading...

Share This Page