Open AccessPlantar foot vibration thresholds: a comparison between measurements with seated and standing subjects
Author(s) -
Germano AMC,
Schlee G,
Milani TL
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-5-s1-o23
Subject(s) - medicine , foot (prosody) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , rehabilitation , vibration , plantar pressure , physical therapy , orthopedic surgery , surgery , acoustics , engineering , philosophy , linguistics , mechanical engineering , physics , pressure sensor
Background The importance of the somatosensory information from the plantar foot area for balance control is well reported in the literature. Usually, tests for touch and vibration sensitivity are performed with subjects in sitting or supine position [1]. However, balance tests are measured in standing position [2]. Therefore the aim of this study was to compare vibration thresholds measured with subjects seated and during standing.