Bulk compressive properties of the heel fat pad during walking: A pilot investigation in plantar heel pain

• Published in: Clinical biomechanics (Bristol) Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 397 - 402
• Main Authors: Wearing, Scott C., Smeathers, James E., Yates, Bede, Urry, Stephen R., Dubois, Philip
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Cohort Studies; Compression; Compressive Strength; Elasticity; Female; Fluoroscopy; Fluoroscopy - methods; Foot - physiopathology; Gait; Heel - physiopathology; Heel pad; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pain - physiopathology; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Pilot Projects; Plantar fasciitis; Pressure; Soft tissue properties; Walking; Plantar fasciitis; Heel pad; Compression; Fluoroscopy; Gait; Soft tissue properties

Altered mechanical properties of the heel pad have been implicated in the development of plantar heel pain. However, the in vivo properties of the heel pad during gait remain largely unexplored in this cohort. The aim of the current study was to characterise the bulk compressive properties of the he...