Regionalised centre of pressure analysis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Ruth Semple; Deborah Turner; Philip S. Helliwell; James Woodburn

doi:10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.09.002

Regionalised centre of pressure analysis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Ruth Semple, Deborah Turner, Philip S. Helliwell, James Woodburn

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Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis patients alter their gait pattern to compensate for painful foot symptoms. The centre of pressure may be a useful indicator of these altered loading patterns. Our purpose was to undertake a comparison of the regionalised duration and velocity of the centre of pressure between rheumatoid arthritis patients with foot impairments and healthy able-bodied adults. The progression of the centre of pressure through the foot, heel, midfoot, forefoot and toe regions was measured using an EMED-ST pressure platform. Patients walked at self selected cadence. Variables analysed were the average and maximum velocity and the duration of the centre of pressure (as % stance). Alteration of the foot loading patterns in patients with rheumatoid arthritis can be characterised by changes to the centre of pressure patterns. Off-loading the painful and deformed forefoot was a characteristic feature in this patient cohort.

Original language	English
Journal	Clinical Biomechanics
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.09.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2007

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Keywords

rheumatology
rheumatoid arthritis
foot pressure
gait

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Semple, R., Turner, D., Helliwell, P. S., & Woodburn, J. (2007). Regionalised centre of pressure analysis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical Biomechanics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.09.002

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