Dynamic balance control in healthy young women during stair descent: a plantar pressure-based study
BackgroundWomen are more likely to fall or even die when the ladder falls, which seriously affects the quality of daily life. It is necessary to better understand the plantar mechanism of the ladder falls and put forward reasonable suggestions.MethodTwenty healthy young women volunteered to particip...
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| description | BackgroundWomen are more likely to fall or even die when the ladder falls, which seriously affects the quality of daily life. It is necessary to better understand the plantar mechanism of the ladder falls and put forward reasonable suggestions.MethodTwenty healthy young women volunteered to participate in the experiment. The study used the F-scan plantar pressure to explore the difference in the plantar pressure in the dominance of the leading foot across four step descent height conditions. The landing strategy employed was recorded during the experiment. The Center of Pressure (COP), along with its medial-lateral (ML) and anterior-posterior (AP) adjustment velocities, and the VCOP, RCOP-ML, and RCOP-AP were analyzed.ResultWith an increase in the step height, significant enhancements were observed in the VCOP-ML (p < 0.001), VCOP-AP (p < 0.001), RCOP-ML (p < 0.001), and RCOP-AP (p < 0.001) during landing. There was no significant difference in the kinematic parameters of plantar pressure during stair descent, regardless of whether the dominant foot or non-dominant foot was the leading foot.ConclusionThis study found that among young women, an increase in step height during descent significantly affected the plantar pressure and led to greater COP adjustment in the directions of ML and AP, increasing the risk of injury. At a step height of 5 cm, the first choice of the landing strategy for female subjects began to change from the hindfoot to the forefoot. Although there were no significant differences in plantar pressure data and landing strategies between subjects using the dominant side and nondominant side as the forefoot, the dominant side forefoot exhibited better postural balance control than the nondominant side forefoot. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a47d2efcd2ef47e3b80457963afa3fc52025-01-29T06:56:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology2296-41852025-01-011310.3389/fbioe.2025.15174711517471Dynamic balance control in healthy young women during stair descent: a plantar pressure-based studyRuiqin Wang0Ruiqin Wang1Jinfeng Cao2Haoran Xu3Panjing Guo4Yumin Li5Yuyi Fan6Yunfei Gui7Leqi Li8Roger Adams9Jia Han10Jia Han11Jia Han12Jie Lyu13Jie Lyu14Department of Orthopedics, Jinshan District Central Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaCollege of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaPeriodicals Agency, Shanghai University, Shanghai, ChinaCollege of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaCollege of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaCollege of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaCollege of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaCollege of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaCollege of Medical Instruments, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaResearch Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaDepartment of Orthopedics, Jinshan District Central Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaCollege of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaResearch Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaDepartment of Orthopedics, Jinshan District Central Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaCollege of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaBackgroundWomen are more likely to fall or even die when the ladder falls, which seriously affects the quality of daily life. It is necessary to better understand the plantar mechanism of the ladder falls and put forward reasonable suggestions.MethodTwenty healthy young women volunteered to participate in the experiment. The study used the F-scan plantar pressure to explore the difference in the plantar pressure in the dominance of the leading foot across four step descent height conditions. The landing strategy employed was recorded during the experiment. The Center of Pressure (COP), along with its medial-lateral (ML) and anterior-posterior (AP) adjustment velocities, and the VCOP, RCOP-ML, and RCOP-AP were analyzed.ResultWith an increase in the step height, significant enhancements were observed in the VCOP-ML (p < 0.001), VCOP-AP (p < 0.001), RCOP-ML (p < 0.001), and RCOP-AP (p < 0.001) during landing. There was no significant difference in the kinematic parameters of plantar pressure during stair descent, regardless of whether the dominant foot or non-dominant foot was the leading foot.ConclusionThis study found that among young women, an increase in step height during descent significantly affected the plantar pressure and led to greater COP adjustment in the directions of ML and AP, increasing the risk of injury. At a step height of 5 cm, the first choice of the landing strategy for female subjects began to change from the hindfoot to the forefoot. Although there were no significant differences in plantar pressure data and landing strategies between subjects using the dominant side and nondominant side as the forefoot, the dominant side forefoot exhibited better postural balance control than the nondominant side forefoot.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2025.1517471/fullstair descentfemales, landing strategyCOPkinematic parameterslanding strategy |
| spellingShingle | Ruiqin Wang Ruiqin Wang Jinfeng Cao Haoran Xu Panjing Guo Yumin Li Yuyi Fan Yunfei Gui Leqi Li Roger Adams Jia Han Jia Han Jia Han Jie Lyu Jie Lyu Dynamic balance control in healthy young women during stair descent: a plantar pressure-based study Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology stair descent females, landing strategy COP kinematic parameters landing strategy |
| title | Dynamic balance control in healthy young women during stair descent: a plantar pressure-based study |
| title_full | Dynamic balance control in healthy young women during stair descent: a plantar pressure-based study |
| title_fullStr | Dynamic balance control in healthy young women during stair descent: a plantar pressure-based study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dynamic balance control in healthy young women during stair descent: a plantar pressure-based study |
| title_short | Dynamic balance control in healthy young women during stair descent: a plantar pressure-based study |
| title_sort | dynamic balance control in healthy young women during stair descent a plantar pressure based study |
| topic | stair descent females, landing strategy COP kinematic parameters landing strategy |
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