ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Plantar pressure distribution features in athletes with plantar fasciitis

About authors

1 Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia

2 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Anton V. Slivin
B. Dorogomilovskaya, 5, Moscow, 121059, Russia; ur.liam@nivils-notna

About paper

Author contribution: Karmazin VV — study concept and planning, research data acquisition and analysis, manuscript editing; Slivin AV — research data acquisition and analysis, statistical data processing, manuscript writing, formatting; Parastaev SA — editing, approval of the final version of the article.

Compliance with the ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (protocol No. 225 dated 23 January 2023). All athletes submitted the consent to study participation.

Received: 2024-03-14 Accepted: 2024-06-13 Published online: 2024-06-29
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Fig. 1. Distribution of athletes by sports
Fig. 2. Plantar pressure distribution in the studied groups based on the results of baropodometric examination in the static test
Fig. 3. Plantar pressure distribution in athletes with PF in the static test. The heel of the athlete with PF is highlighted in red. А. Excess plantar pressure in the affected foot. B. Plantar pressure deficit
Fig. 4. Relationship between plantar pressure in the posterior part of the foot with PF and pain severity in athletes with PF
Fig. 5. Plantar pressure distribution in athletes with PF in the sagittal dynamic test. The GPV shift towards healthy side relative to the central axis is marked with red arrow. А. Left plantar fasciitis. B. Right foot is affected
Fig. 6. Comparison of changes in GCP speed in groups 1 and 2
Table 1. Sequence of the tests performed and their description
Table 2. Characteristics of the studied groups with descriptive statistics
Note: * — significant difference (р < 0.05).
Table 3. Distribution of plantar pressure in athletes based on the results of baropodometric examination in the static test