The Role of Footwear on Plantar Pressure Performance during Badminton Movements

Abstract:

In this investigation, we focus on three most frequently applied badminton footwork and analyze relations among the features of intensity of pressure, distribution of pressure, and the mean maximum pressure during the movements in order to improve technique and give available suggestions on footwear design and lower-extremity injury prevention. All subjects (N=10) performed three typical footwork movements: Left Front-court Lunge Steps (LFLS), Right Front-court Lunge Steps (RFLS), and Rear-court Revolve to Jump (RRJ) with the peak pressure and distribution of pressure collected by Medilogic insole measurement (300Hz) simultaneously. Due to the characteristics of footwork, the whole period was subdivided into two phases to be analyzed: toe-off (TO) and touch-down (TD). The results indicated that the metatarsal heads and lateral of heel proved to be the most contacting regions with the surface. Therefore, different areas of outsole should be designed with different materials respectively so as to disperse pressures. Stability for rear foot and ankle joint should be enhanced in terms with the shoe design in order to prevent potential lower-extremity injuries.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 55-57)
• Pages: 1675-1678
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.55-57.1675
• Online since: May 2011
• Authors: Wei Jie Fu
• Keywords: Badminton, Characters of Plantar Pressure, Common Used Footwork, Footwear

References

[1] C. L. Tsai, & S. S. Chang, Biomechanical analysis of differences in the badminton smash and jump smash between Taiwan elite and collegiate players, Proceedings of the XVI ISBS, pp.259-262. (1998).

[2] J.H. Jiang: Comparison between single and compound footwork training in badminton, Junior College Sports, Vol. 30 (1997), pp.106-114.

[3] P. Schaff, et al.: Dynamische Druckvcrteilungsmessungen unter der Fusohle: Standardisierung der Pedographie [Dynamic pressure distribution measurements under the sole of the foot: Standardization of the pedograph]. Aktuelle Endokrinologie und Stoffwechsel, Vol. 8 (1987).

[4] Q.M. Mao: Badminton (Hunan University of publisher, China 2004).

[5] E.M. Hennig, & T.L. Milani: In-Shoe Pressure Distribution for Running in Various Types of Footwear. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, Vol. 11 (1995), pp.299-310.

DOI: 10.1123/jab.11.3.299

[6] M. Morlock, & B.M. Nigg: Theoretical considerations and practical results on the influence of the representation of the foot for the estimation of internal forces with models, Clinical Biomechanics, Vol. 6 (1991), pp.3-13.

DOI: 10.1016/0268-0033(91)90035-o

[7] L.M. Nashner, in: Motor Coordination, edited by A.L. Towe, E.S. Luschei, Plenum Press, New York, NY (1981).