Research Article

Experimental Gait Analysis to Study Stress Distribution of the Human Foot

Table 3

Peak plantar pressures (N/cm2) at regional locations for jumping and walking.

Mean ± SD value

Jump off
 Big toe0.001
 Medial forefoot0.22
 Central forefoot0.00001
 Lateral forefoot0.0001
 Medial midfoot0.02
 Lateral midfoot0.01
 Heel0.036
Jump land
 Big toe0.0001
 Medial forefoot0.01
 Central forefoot0.001
 Lateral forefoot0.00001
 Medial midfoot0.0002
 Lateral midfoot0.001
 Heel0.0002
Running average peak
 Big toe0.00001
 Medial forefoot0.0002
 Central forefoot0.001
 Lateral forefoot0.49
 Medial midfoot0.0003
 Lateral midfoot0.002
 Heel0.001
Running absolute peak
 Big toe0.00003
 Medial forefoot0.001
 Central forefoot0.0002
 Lateral forefoot0.44
 Medial midfoot0.004
 Lateral midfoot0.000001
 Heel0.001