RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOOT PRESSURE PATTERN AND FOOT TYPE

Foot type and location of area of peak pressure under the metatarsal h eads were determined for 54 healthy adults between the ages of 21 and 39 years. Feet were classified as neutral, pronated, or supinated. Eac h subject walked barefoot over a pedobarograph, and the area of peak p ressure was identified as being either medial, central, or lateral und er the metatarsal heads. A Fisher's exact test determined that there w as a significant relationship between the area of peak pressure and fo ot type. A post hoc lambda asymmetric test showed that the relationshi p was very weak. Nearly half (49%) of the feet were classified as neut ral, 36% were pronated, and 15% were supinated. Pressure patterns were as follows: 62% central, 26% medial, and 12% lateral. Other factors b esides foot type influence the area of peak pressure under the metatar sal heads.