Rheumatoid arthritis ppt

Plantar sensitivity, foot loading and walking pain in rheumatoid arthritis. PPT, measured using a force gauge, and touch sensitivity, measured via Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments, were tested in 19 plantar regions. Our primary aim was to quantify the plantar pressure pain threshold in RA and compare it to age- and gender-matched control participants. However, little is known about the size of the pressure change required to reduce pain or the capacity of other plantar regions to bear increased pressure. BACKGROUND: In-shoe pressure redistribution to provide relief of forefoot pain in rheumatoid arthritis is based on assumed links between pressure and pain. Plantar pressure pain thresholds and touch sensitivity in rheumatoid arthritis.