Open AccessAcute effects of whole body vibration on foot sole sensitivity and plantar pressures during gait initiation
Author(s) -
Alfuth Martin,
Beiring Anne,
Klein Dieter,
Rosenbaum Dieter
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-o24
Subject(s) - medicine , gait , foot (prosody) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , rehabilitation , plantar pressure , whole body vibration , sensitivity (control systems) , physical therapy , vibration , acoustics , system of measurement , philosophy , linguistics , physics , astronomy , electronic engineering , engineering
Background Sensory receptors in the skin of the foot sole show a sitespecific sensitivity to local pressures and vibrations [1] and provide feedback during foot loading activities. Impaired plantar feedback has been shown to affect plantar pressures and kinematics during gait [2-5]. The present study investigated the acute effects of whole body vibration on plantar sensitivity and foot loading during gait.