The Effect of Insole Height on Foot Pressure of Adult Males in Twenties

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate how the foot plantar pressure varied as males wore shoes with insole heights of 0 cm, 2.5 cm and 5 cm. [Subjects] The subjects of this study 20 young adult males who voluntarily consented to participate in the study and had no disease history or any problem with walking. [Methods] The subjects rested for 20 minutes in the laboratory in advance and walked on flat ground for 30 minutes. Then, the foot plantar pressure was measured three times. The mean value was calculated for the analysis. The subjects rested for 30 minutes again and carried out the same experiment in the same manner, wearing height-increasing insoles of 2.5 cm and 5 cm. Gait Analyzer was used to measure the foot plantar pressure of the individual subjects. [Results] In the F4, F5, F6, R3 and R4 regions, the plantar pressure was significantly increased, but there was no significant difference foot regions. [Conclusion] In conclusion, the height-increasing insoles used by young adult males, who consider their outer appearance important, possibly cause anomalies of the feet, the foot plantar pressure was changed by the insole height.