The Influence of Walking Height and Width on the Gait

Figure 3

Effect of walking height on plantar pressure. (a) Changes of average total plantar pressure in the stance phase of the gait cycle during ground walking and high-platform walking with 0.6 m width at the dangerous side. The maximum pressures occurred at “heel strike” and “toe off”; the minimum pressure occurred at “heel rise.” (b) Average total plantar pressure at “heel strike,” “heel rise,” and “toe off” phases. Plantar pressures of high-platform walking were significantly greater than those of ground walking at “heel rise” and “toe off.”

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