Development and Effectiveness Testing of a Novel 3D-Printed Multi-Material Orthosis in Nurses with Plantar Foot Pain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Demographics
2.2. Design and Fabrication of Orthosis
2.3. Material Selection
2.4. Validation
2.5. Measures
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Pain
3.2. Functionality
3.3. Plantar Pressure
3.3.1. Standing
3.3.2. Walking
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Group | Number of Subjects | Mean | Standard Deviation | Standard Error Mean | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age * | 1 | 18 | 26.66 | 4.22 | 0.99 |
2 | 18 | 26.16 | 4.24 | 1.00 | |
Height * | 1 | 18 | 156.83 | 10.28 | 2.42 |
2 | 18 | 156.33 | 5.25 | 1.23 | |
Weight * | 1 | 18 | 59.00 | 10.14 | 2.39 |
2 | 18 | 58.22 | 12.99 | 3.06 | |
BMI * | 1 | 18 | 21.62 | 2.28 | 0.88 |
2 | 18 | 21.73 | 1.43 | 0.23 |
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Chhikara, K.; Sidhu, S.S.; Gupta, S.; Saharawat, S.; Kataria, C.; Chanda, A. Development and Effectiveness Testing of a Novel 3D-Printed Multi-Material Orthosis in Nurses with Plantar Foot Pain. Prosthesis 2023, 5, 73-87. https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis5010006
Chhikara K, Sidhu SS, Gupta S, Saharawat S, Kataria C, Chanda A. Development and Effectiveness Testing of a Novel 3D-Printed Multi-Material Orthosis in Nurses with Plantar Foot Pain. Prosthesis. 2023; 5(1):73-87. https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis5010006
Chicago/Turabian StyleChhikara, Komal, Sarabjeet Singh Sidhu, Shubham Gupta, Sakshi Saharawat, Chitra Kataria, and Arnab Chanda. 2023. "Development and Effectiveness Testing of a Novel 3D-Printed Multi-Material Orthosis in Nurses with Plantar Foot Pain" Prosthesis 5, no. 1: 73-87. https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis5010006
APA StyleChhikara, K., Sidhu, S. S., Gupta, S., Saharawat, S., Kataria, C., & Chanda, A. (2023). Development and Effectiveness Testing of a Novel 3D-Printed Multi-Material Orthosis in Nurses with Plantar Foot Pain. Prosthesis, 5(1), 73-87. https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis5010006