Table 2 Mean, standard deviations and effects of intervention and follow-up on pressure variables

Heel

17.9 (6.0)

18.1 (5.5)

17.4^*‡ (5.4)

19.9^*‡ (3.7)

17.7^‡ (4.6)

0.3 (small)

0.03

0.5 (medium)^c-d

<0.01

0.1 (small)^c-e

Midfoot

54.2 (14.3)

53.5 (13.6)

51.2 (16.6)

50.5 (15.2)

46.6 (12.7)

0.2 (small)

0.98

0.0 (small)^c-d

0.12

0.3 (small)^c-e

Medial forefoot

81.9 (4.4)

82.1 (2.3)

82.0 (4.6)

81.6 (4.1)

81.7 (3.3)

0.1 (small)

0.52

0.1 (small)^c-d

0.69

0.1 (small)^c-e

Lateral forefoot

80.3 (4.6)

80.7 (3.1)

82.0^*¶ (3.7)

80.4^* (3.5)

80.3 (3.2)

0.1 (small)

0.01

0.5 (medium)^c-d

<0.01

0.5 (medium)^c-e

Hallux

85.8 (5.2)

85.6 (3.6)

85.0 (9.9)

83.4 (10.2)

84.8 (7.0)

0.3 (small)

0.18

0.2 (small)^c-d

0.17

0.0 (small)^c-e

Toes

83.5 (6.0)

83.1 (4.0)

83.2 (9.9)

81.5 (9.8)

82.5 (3.8)

0.2 (small)

0.36

0.2 (small)^c-d

0.39

0.1 (small)^c-e

Center of pressure – mean velocity (m/s)

Heel

0.4 (0.13)

0.4 (0.11)

0.4 (0.1)

0.4 (0.1)

0.4 (0.1)

0.1 (small)

0.30

0.1 (small)^c-d

0.44

0.0 (small)^c-e

Midfoot

0.4 (0.11)

0.5^† (0.11)

0.5^¶ (0.1)

0.4^† (0.1)

0.4 (0.1)

0.4 (medium)

0.03

0.2 (small)^c-d

<0.01

0.5 (medium)^c-e

Medial forefoot

0.3 (0.09)

0.3 (0.07)

0.3^# (0.1)

0.3 (0.1)

0.3^# (0.1)

0.0 (small)

0.90

0.3 (small)^c-d

<0.01

0.6 (medium)^c-e

Lateral forefoot

0.3^§ (0.17)

0.3 (0.11)

0.3^¶ (0.1)

0.2^§ (0.1)

0.2 (0.1)

0.3 (small)

0.58

0.4 (medium)^c-d

<0.01

0.6 (medium)^c-e

Hallux

0.2 (0.23)

0.2^|| (0.27)

0.1^|| (0.2)

0.1^|| (0.1)

0.2^¶ (0.2)

0.5 (medium)

0.27

0.1 (small)^c-d

<0.01

0.4 (medium)^c-e

Toes

0.1 (0.18)

0.1 (0.14)

0.1 (0.1)

0.1 (0.2)

0.1 (0.1)

0.2 (small)

0.95

0.1 (small)^c-d

0.15

0.3 (small)^c-e

Total

0.3 (0.05)

0.4 (0.04)

0.4 (0.1)

0.3 (0.0)

0.3 (0.0)

0.2 (small)

0.05

0.3 (small)^c-d

<0.001

0.7 (large)^c-e

Pressure time integral (kPa.s)

Heel

79.1 (22.3)

79.1 (17.3)

81.0 (26.8)

87.6^¶ (23.8)

77.9 (17.4)

0.4 (medium)

0.11

0.3 (small)^c-d

<0.01

0.1 (small)^c-e

Midfoot

42.9^* (20.9)

38.8^* (20.6)

39.2 (14.7)

42.8 (25.4)

31.7^¶ (9.1)

0.2 (small)

0.03

0.2 (small)^c-d

<0.01

0.6 (medium)^c-e

Medial forefoot

90.2 (28.3)

93.8 (20.5)

101.2 (29.9)

110.6^†¶ (27.4)

103.7 (25.7)

0.7 (medium)

0.20

0.3 (small)^c-d

0.01

0.1 (small)^c-e

Lateral forefoot

90.9 (24.6)

92.6 (20.5)

92.4 (22.4)

98.7^¶ (24.6)

88.2 (19.7)

0.3 (small)

0.29

0.2 (small)^c-d

<0.01

0.2 (small)^c-e

Hallux

48.6 (22.6)

50.6 (19.2)

47.2^‡# (21.4)

55.1^‡# (19.3)

49.5 (24.6)

0.2 (small)

0.22

0.4 (medium)^c-d

0.03

0.1 (small)^c-e

Toes

48.0 (24.1)

44.5 (22.6)

50.6 (22.9)

55.6 (26.9)

52.6 (21.4)

0.5 (medium)

0.16

0.2 (small)^c-d

0.44

0.1 (small)^c-e

Peak pressure (kPa)

Heel

293.6 (68.4)

305.4 (64.3)

314.1 (88.0)

324.1 (77.6)

293.4 (64.4)

0.3 (small)

0.91

0.1 (small)^c-d

0.01

0.3 (small)^c-e

Midfoot

125.1 (63.6)

113.1 (61.3)

119.5 (43.7)

122.3 (46.5)

91.7^¶ (21.4)

0.2 (small)

0.08

0.1 (small)^c-d

<0.001

0.8 (large)^c-e

Medial forefoot

313.4^§ (101.4)

328.7 (77.2)

356.3^§ (100.1)

370.8^§ (89.4)

350.5 (81.9)

0.5 (medium)

0.95

0.2 (small)^c-d

0.16

0.1 (small)^c-e

Lateral forefoot

297.9 (83.9)

307.1 (72.5)

316.8 (79.5)

318.5 (56.4)

291.1^¶ (65.8)

0.2 (small)

0.59

0.0 (small)^c-d

<0.01

0.4 (large)^c-e

Hallux

214.8 (69.2)

229.7 (85.1)

206.9^‡ (96.8)

235.2^ঠ(84.4)

212.1 (95.4)

0.1 (small)

0.46

0.1 (small)^c-d

0.03

0.0 (small)^c-e

Toes

180.6 (99.6)

173.9 (93.2)

187.1 (84.2)

199.0 (94.8)

185.3 (73.0)

0.3 (small)

0.40

0.16 (small)^c-d

0.53

0.01 (small)^c-e