Effect of Six Weeks of Comprehensive Corrective Exercises on Balance and Foot Pressure Pattern in Female Adolescents with Flexible Flat Foot

Document Type : Original article

Authors

1 PhD Student, Department of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Pardis Kish Campus, University of Tehran, Kish, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Sports Sciences Department , Kish International Campus , University of Tehran, kish, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Injuries, and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Mazandaran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aims: The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of six weeks of comprehensive corrective exercises on balance and foot pressure pattern in female adolescents with flexible flat foot.
Materials and Methods: Participants included 30 students aged 9 to 10 years with flat feet abnormalities randomly selected and divided into two groups of corrective exercise (age: 11.60±1.02 years, height: 148.46±10.29 cm, weight: 47.40±11.69 kg, and body mass index: 21.42±11.92) and control (age: 11.40±0.95 years, height: 148.46±12.67 cm, weight: 47.46±12.28 kg, and body mass index: 21.37±4.28). Questionnaires were used to collect demographic data and Navicular drop method was used to evaluate flat foot abnormality. Foot-related parameters, such as the level of the center of pressure and static balance, were also evaluated using a foot scanner. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the frequencies, central indices, and dispersion in the form of tables and graphs, and univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance was used to examine intergroup differences in research variables.
Results: The results showed that corrective program had a significant effect on static balance with open and closed eyes (P<0.01), and the level of the center of the big toe pressure, first metatarsal bone, second metatarsal, third metatarsal, and midfoot region and inner side of the heel (P <0.01) in the exercise group.
Conclusion: The current study showed that corrective exercises are effective in improving balance and posture of the sole of the feet, so it is recommended that therapists use different exercises related to the trunk and lower limbs in the form of a corrective program to improve children's abnormalities.

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The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3
November 2020
Pages 72-82

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  • Receive Date: 20 October 2019
  • Revise Date: 25 November 2019
  • Accept Date: 30 November 2019
  • First Publish Date: 22 September 2020

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