PRESSURE PLATE ANALYSIS OF THE MEDIAL COLUMN FOOT INSOLE -A Statistical Study (original) (raw)

Pressure plate analysis is used to collect surface area (sA) and media pressure (mP) readings on 17 Primus Metatarsus Supinatus patients. All 17 patients are fitted with medial column foot insoles. Two sets of surface area (X) and media pressure (Y) readings are recorded on each patient: a baseline set before treatment and a second set after treatment. The observed changes in surface area (ΔX) and media pressure (ΔY) are statistically correlated: (1) are ΔXΔY patterns randomized events or are they the result of medial column insole therapy, and (2) if the ΔXΔY patterns are the result of insole therapy, do they have any correlation to postural tonicity? The results are compelling: (1) the probability that these patterns are randomized events (based on chance alone) is exceeding small (p < .01) and, (2) there is a high level of confidence that postural tonicity shifts towards homeostasis when insole therapy is effective. From a clinical point of view, ΔXΔY patterns may prove useful...