Foot planter pressure measurement in diabetic patients with at-risk feet and healthy subjects

ABSTRACT

This study included two groups of patients Group 1 included 33 diabetic patients at risk of foot ulceration and group 2 included 33 healthy subjects. The mean peak pressure under the heel, the first metatarsal head and the fifth metatarsal head of right and left feet was measured. The results showed a significant difference of the mean peak planter pressure under heel. In contrast, there was no significant difference of the peak pressure under the fifth metatarsal head for both limbs. The study concluded that the measure of foot pressure may be particularly helpful for diabetic patients at risk of peripheral neuropathies in redistributing foot pressure and reduce the pressure on high planter pressure points to prevent ulceration and other complications