The use of running shoes to reduce plantar pressures in patients who have diabetes

• Published in: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Vol. 77; no. 12; p. 1819
• Main Authors: Perry, J E, Ulbrecht, J S, Derr, J A, Cavanagh, P R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.1995
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Diabetic Foot - physiopathology; Diabetic Foot - prevention & control; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pressure; Shoes; Walking - physiology

We compared the plantar pressures generated by walking in leather-soled Oxford-style shoes and by walking in inexpensive running shoes with those generated by walking in thin socks on a hard surface for thirty-nine individuals (thirteen who had diabetes and neuropathy, and thirteen who had diabetes...