Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The strict request with the busy work and fast walking would cause the nurse foot high pressure, and even cause foot diseases.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the natural gait feature and foot plantar pressure distribution of nurse walking on flat ground.
METHODS: The dynamic foot plantar pressures of 73 nurses were tested by the Footscan system (RSscan, Belgium).
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The data among the foot plantar pressure, the impulse and the support time in nurse gait analysis were consistent. Under the nurse natural gait, the largest pressure part was the second and the third metatarsal; the biggest impulse of foot spot located in forefoot, the largest proportion of the support interval was forefoot push off phase. The walking speed of the nurse was fast, foot plantar pressure was high, and the pressure in the front foot was increased with the total foot pressure increasing, which indicated that the nurse forefoot would be fatigued easily and would be injured easily. Therefore, the nurse should choose the nurse's shoes or insoles scientifically to adjust foot plantar pressure distribution and impulse, and to strengthen the forefoot protection, especially to strengthen 2-3 metatarsal bone protection, and to avoid the foot fatigue and damage as far as possible.