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Article: Study results from Staffordshire University update understanding of podiatry.(Report)
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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"This study investigated the effects of two low-Dye and two high-Dye strapping techniques that are commonly used to treat pronatory sequelae. Plantar pressure distribution in normal adults with a pronated foot type was assessed with a commercially available pressure platform system," scientists in the United Kingdom report (see also Podiatry).
"Twenty study participants first walked across the platform barefoot and then with each of the four strapping conditions applied. The footprints were averaged and divided into seven areas for analysis. Paired t tests found significant differences between the barefoot and strapping conditions. Overall, there was a general ...