The evaluation of plantar pressure distribution in obese and non-obese adults

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1055-1059

  Birtane, Murat ^a   Tuna, Hakan ^a  

^a Phys Med Rehab Dept Trakya U   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Obesity; Pedobarography; Plantar pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULTS; FOREFOOT PEAK PRESSURE; OBESITY; PEDOBAROGRAPHIC EVALUATIONS;

BIOMECHANICS; DISEASES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WALKING AIDS;

PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; FORCE; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTURE; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; WALKING;

EID: 8644288342     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.07.008     Document Type: Article

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