Effects of Wearing Different Personal Equipment on Force Distribution at the Plantar Surface of the Foot

Table 5

Dynamic measurement results for contact area (A) and pressure (P) during initial ground contact.

	P in kPa	A in cm^2
Control	260±62	41±7
Helmet	252±82	38±7
Plus load-carrying equipment	270±48	40±6
Plus backpack	271±68	41±5
Plus rifle (in front of the body)	269±68	40±7
Plus rifle (slung over the shoulder)	279±73	40±7