Relation between foot pain and plantar pressure in pregnancy

Autor: Tuncay Varol, Ayşe Tuç Yücel, Aslı Göker, Enis Cezayirli, Serkan Özgür
Přispěvatelé: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey, Vocational School of Health Services, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Volume: 47, Issue: 4 1104-1108
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: 1300-0144
1303-6165
Popis: Background/aim: Hormonal and structural changes that occur during pregnancy cause alterations in body biomechanics. These alterations reach their peak in the last trimester. Adaptive changes that appear in the foot result in pain in the foot and ankle. Pedobarography is a noninvasive measurement method that can be used to understand the origin of such pain. Materials and methods: One hundred and thirty-one pregnant women who did not have a foot or ankle problem prior to pregnancy volunteered to take part in the study. Pain was quantified by a visual analog scale (VAS). A cut-off value of 2.95 was taken to divide the subjects into two groups: Group 1 (n = 70) with VAS scores of
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