Effects of plantar intrinsic foot muscle strengthening exercise on static and dynamic foot kinematics: A pilot randomized controlled single-blind trial in individuals with pes planus

Okamura, Kazunori; Fukuda, Kengo; Oki, Sadaaki; Ono, Takeya; Tanaka, Satoshi; Kanai, Setsuko

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.09.030

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“…As per the study of Okamura et al [34] of patients with painless flexible flat feet, the results may be influenced by the characteristics of the sample. In our sample, participants were all asymptomatic and young despite having an FPI in pronation.…”

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Randomized Clinical Trial: The Effect of Exercise of the Intrinsic Muscle on Foot Pronation

Pabón-Carrasco

Castro-Méndez

Vilar-Palomo

et al. 2020

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Background: There is little scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of strengthening exercises on the foot’s intrinsic musculature in improving the lower limb on the statics and dynamics in healthy individuals. Method: To evaluate the effect on foot posture with regard to the reinforcement of the short foot exercise (SFE) compared to another without a recognized biomechanical action, which we called the “non-biomechanical function” (NBF) exercise. A randomized clinical trial was carried out with 85 asymptomatic participants with a bilateral Foot Posture Index (FPI) greater than 6 points. An experimental group (n = 42) did SFE training and a control group (n = 43) carried out NBF exercises. The foot posture was evaluated twice via the navicular drop (ND) test, and the FPI was assessed on the day of inclusion in the study (pre-intervention) and after four weeks of training (post-intervention). Results: Statistically significant values were not found in foot posture between the experimental and the control groups when comparing before and after the training. However, the foot posture was modified in both groups with respect to its initial state, and the ND value decreased. Conclusions: SFE could be considered a useful tool to deal with pathologies whose etiology includes excessive pronation of the foot.

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“…Many studies evaluated the muscle tone after performing the SFE and defended an increase in power of the muscles involved in maintaining the plantar arch [17,34,35].…”

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Randomized Clinical Trial: The Effect of Exercise of the Intrinsic Muscle on Foot Pronation

Pabón-Carrasco

Castro-Méndez

Vilar-Palomo

et al. 2020

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“…The focus was on the ankle and foot, trunk and hip mobility and control and self-generated trunk perturbations, which are exercises generally accepted for balance training. To influence the foot muscles both intrinsically and extrinsically, the short-foot exercise and the toe standing positions were frequent used as starting positions with EO condition 17) . To narrow and specify the perceptual aspects in our programme, we limited visual sensory information throughout the training by having participants kept their eyes closed for as long as possible, especially during trunk and hip mobility exercises and balance exercises.…”

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Balance in focus: a simple observational scale to monitor the effect of exercises on static balance in case of childhood flexible flat foot

2020

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“…Intrinsic foot musculature plays an important role in stabilizing the foot [22][23][24]. For the intrinsic muscle strength, a handheld dynamometer (Mobie MT-100, SAKAImed, Tokyo, Japan) was placed distal to the MP joint of the hallux toe while in the sitting position, and the pushing force against the oor surface was measured with the MP joint extended.…”

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Influence of Medial Longitudinal Arch Deformation on Body Characteristics, Muscle Strength, Locomotive Function in the Community-Dwelling Elderly: A cross-section study

Nakao¹,

Imaoka²,

Hida³

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Background: Foot deformity can cause walking difficulty and posture problems in all age groups and lead to even more serious health problems in the elderly. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the effects of foot arch deformation on physical characteristics, muscular strength, and motor function in the community-dwelling elderly. We also assessed the reliability of the foot measurement method used in this study. Methods: Overall, 204 community-dwelling elderly participants, of whom 159 were women, aged 65 to 90 years old, were included in this study. This study measured and analyzed the feet arch height ratio (AHR, dorsal height/truncated foot length). Participants were classified based on the AHR values above, below, or within 1.5 SD into the High-Arched Group (HAG), Low-Arched Group (LAG), or Normal-Arched Group (NAG), respectively. Furthermore, the reliability of the foot arch measurement method was examined in 17 university students. The survey items compared body characteristics (age, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and skeletal mass index), muscle strength (handgrip strength and foot intrinsic strength), and locomotive function (two-step value and gait speed) among the three groups based on AHR. The foot measurements and sex differences were measured using the Mann-Whitney test. The associations among the three groups were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: There were significant differences in BMI and walking speed among the three groups categorized according to AHR. The HAG had the highest BMI and the lowest walking speed among all groups. The foot measurements demonstrated high or moderate reliability. Conclusions: The decreased walking speed of elderly people was found to be associated with high-arched feet. Additionally, the BMI could be associated with high-arched feet. Longitudinal studies are needed to confirm whether obesity increases the incidence of high-arched feet.

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Effects of plantar intrinsic foot muscle strengthening exercise on static and dynamic foot kinematics: A pilot randomized controlled single-blind trial in individuals with pes planus

Cited by 65 publications

References 28 publications

Randomized Clinical Trial: The Effect of Exercise of the Intrinsic Muscle on Foot Pronation

Randomized Clinical Trial: The Effect of Exercise of the Intrinsic Muscle on Foot Pronation

Balance in focus: a simple observational scale to monitor the effect of exercises on static balance in case of childhood flexible flat foot

Influence of Medial Longitudinal Arch Deformation on Body Characteristics, Muscle Strength, Locomotive Function in the Community-Dwelling Elderly: A cross-section study

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