Table 3

Plantar pressure parameters (mean and 95% CI) in each subjective outcome group

Subjective outcome
1 (n = 3)
2 (n = 3)
3 (n = 6)
4 (n = 6)
p

pre-MPP (kPa)
175.7 (132.0 ~ 219.4)
190.9 (-30.4 ~ 412.2)
215.5 (167.8 ~ 263.2)
278.5 (278.4 ~ 444.5)
0.621
post-MPP
208.2 (120.8 ~ 295.6)
176.0 (-5.9 ~ 357.8)
181.4 (144.2 ~ 218.6)
223.7 (107.7 ~ 339.7)
0.683
MPP-change
32.5 (-11.9 ~ 96.9)
-14.9 (-60.0 ~ 30.2)
-34.1 (-46.2 ~ -22.0)
-54.8 (-132.1 ~ 22.6)
0.033

pre-PTI (kPa·s)
26.0 (17.4 ~ 34.6)
37.7 (-5.6 ~ 81.0)
30.7 (24.1 ~ 37.4)
41.9 (17.5 ~ 66.3)
0.730
post-PTI
2.80 (18.4 ~ 37.6)
35.9 (-7.8 ~ 79.7)
27.4 (21.3 ~ 33.6)
36.3 (11.4 ~ 61.1)
0.981
PTI-change
2.1 (-0.9 ~ 5.0)
-1.8 (-3.1 ~ -0.4)
-3.3 (-6.0 ~ -0.6)
-5.7 (-10.9 ~ -4.4)
0.034

DS of MPP (mm)
5.8 (4.0 ~ 6.0)
2.9 (0 ~ 8.8)
2.7 (1.5 ~ 4.0)
3.0 (1.2 ~ 5.0)
0.086

pre, pre-treatment; post, post-treatment; change, post-treatment value – pre-treatment value; DS, distance of shifting; CI, confidence interval. Subjective outcome rating: 1, worse; 2, no change; 3, improvement <50%; 4, improvement >50%.

Kang et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2006 7:95   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-7-95