Title :
Relationship between foot arch structure and postural stability — Measurements in over 100 older people for health monitoring
Author :
Anzai, Emi ; Nakajima, Kensuke ; Iwakami, Y. ; Sato, Mitsuhisa ; Ino, Shuichi ; Yamashita, Katsumi ; Ohta, Yoshichika
Author_Institution :
Ochanomizu Univ., Otsuka, Japan
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the structure of the foot arch and postural control in the elderly. Ratio of midfoot pressure (RMP) and CoP was measured in 87 healthy elderly and 56 frail elderly using the Shoe Type Stabilometer we developed. As a result, a significant correlation was recognized between the RMP which correlate foot arch and CoP sway in the healthy elderly. Therefore, foot arch structure contributed to postural control.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical measurement; correlation methods; geriatrics; mechanoception; patient monitoring; stability; CoP sway correlation; RMP correlation; RMP-CoP ratio measurement; elderly postural control; foot arch correlation; foot arch structure; frail elderly; health monitoring; healthy elderly; midfoot pressure; postural stability; shoe type stabilometer; Atmospheric measurements; Correlation; Foot; Footwear; Muscles; Protocols; Senior citizens;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI), 2014 IEEE-EMBS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Valencia
DOI :
10.1109/BHI.2014.6864384
