2020 Volume Annual58 Issue Abstract Pages 477
The aim of this study is to investigate how soft footway reduce the risk of knee problems and encourage walking. Two vulcanized multilayer Mondo tracks were investigated as soft footways, compared with a concrete surface. The hardnesses of the soft footways were 58 (Red) and 55 (Blue) in shore A, and the thicknesses were 6mm and 13.5mm respectively. Vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) was analysed by an insole pressure sensing system (Tekscan Fscan). Three middle-aged participants joined a pilot experiment. The results showed low impact at heal strike as the 1st peak of the vGRF was dropped in all participants. A sedentary participant showed reduced first peak and raised second peak in vGRF on the Blue surface. This sedentary participant had better shock absorbing at heal strike and better kicking at toe off. We are now analysing extended number of participants cases.
