ABSTRACT
Background and Aim: The aim of this study was to compare plantar peak pressure and time to peak pressure during normal walking between women with genu recurvatum [GR] and healthy subjects
Material and Methods: 10 women with genu recurvatum and 11 healthy women participated in this study
The knee angle was measured by goniometer. Plantar pressure was measured using emed platform during barefoot walking
After dividing plantar area into 10 masks, peak pressure values and time to peak pressure were calculated. Repeated measure and MANOVA were used for statistical analysis. P<0.05 was considered significant
Results: Subjects with GR had significantly lower peak pressure values at the lateral heel [p=0.02], medial heel [p=0.04] and midfoot [p=0.02] masks of the right foot; and also at the lateral midfoot [p=0.02] and 3[rd] 4[th] and 5[th] toes [p=0.04] masks of the left foot, compared to the healthy women
Also, we found higher values for time to peak pressure at the masks of the lateral heel [p=0.0001], medial heel [p=0.0001] and midfoot [p=0.01] of the right foot and at the masks of medial [0=0.03] and lateral heel [p=0.03] of the left foot in the subjects with GR, compared to healthy women
Conclusion: GR abnormality can change peak plantar pressure during walking by changing the alignment of ground reaction force
These changes may affect the function of the lower limb muscles and alter the gait pattern. So, assessment of plantar pressure distribution is recommended for planning and evaluation of the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs in the patients with GR
ABSTRACT
Type-2 diabetes mellitus is the most common type of diabetes, but the main cause of which is yet to be identified. One of the symptoms of diabetes is delay in healing of the wounds. Chemokines play key roles in both the regulation of immune system functions and regeneration of the damaged tissues. Growth-regulatory oncogen [Gro] is an angiogenesis chemokine. Therefore, we dicided to compare the serum level of Gro-alpha chemokine in diabetic patients and healthy people. In this descriptive study respondents were 45 diabetic and 45 healthy people referred to Ali Ibn Abitaleb hospital in Rafsanjan. The level of Gro-alpha was detected by ELISA. Data were analysed using SPSS version 12. T-test was used to compare continuous data. Although there were differences between diabetic and healthy people based on the serum level of Gro-alpha chemokine, this difference was not significant. Based on our results, it can be concluded that diabetic patients are unable to produce enough Gro-alpha and this can be the reason for the delay in healing of the wounds. Furthermore, to assess the role of this chemokine more number of samples are needed for examination