Do Plantar Pressure and Loading Patterns Vary with Joint Hypermobility in Young Females?

TORĞUTALP, ŞERİFE; Babayeva, Naila; ÖZKAN, ÖMER; Yilmaz, Seval; DÖNMEZ, GÜRHAN; KORKUSUZ, FEZA

doi:10.7547/18-146

Do Plantar Pressure and Loading Patterns Vary with Joint Hypermobility in Young Females?

TORĞUTALP Ş. Ş., Babayeva N., ÖZKAN Ö., Yilmaz S., DÖNMEZ G., KORKUSUZ F.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol.111, no.1, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 111 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2021
Doi Number: 10.7547/18-146
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Joint hypermobility is a connective tissue disorder that increases joint range of motion. Plantar pressure and foot loading patterns may change with joint hypermobility. We aimed to analyze static plantar pressure in young females with and without joint hypermobility.