Flatfoot decreases school functioning among children &lt; 11 years of age

Damayanti, Yuke; Hadisoemarto, Panji Fortuna; Defi, Irma Ruslina

doi:10.18051/univmed.2018.v37.50-56

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“…In a cross-sectional study that included children aged between 5 and 18 years, it was found that there were significant decreases in the quality of life in the school functioning domain among children younger than 11 years of age. 18 In addition, it has been reported previously that children with flexible flatfoot had significantly increased hindfoot eversion and forefoot supination during gait, which were significantly correlated with decreased quality of life. 19 Among patients who were prescribed orthoses, 65.9% were told that orthoses would correct the flat foot.…”

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Pediatric and Adolescent Flatfoot: A Questionnaire Based Middle East and North Africa Study

Yasin,

Al-Labadi,

Alshrouf

et al. 2023

IJGM

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Background: Flatfoot is commonly seen in the community and is a common cause of concern for parents because it could become symptomatic and lead to decreased quality of life. One of the most used management approaches is foot orthoses, although no clear evidence supports their use. We aimed to study flatfoot symptoms' prevalence, effect on activities of daily living, and the use and effectiveness of orthoses. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study that included five countries from the Middle East and North Africa region (Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq). Data were collected using an online questionnaire directed toward parents of children aged 0 to 16 from September to December 2020. The demographic factors were expressed as frequencies (percentages) using standard descriptive statistical parameters, and Pearson's chi-square test was used to examine the relationship between study factors. Results: 1256 participants were recruited using this online survey. The majority (29.6%) of children were diagnosed in the age group of 0 to 2. The abnormal appearance of the foot was the most common (78.7%) complaint. Overall, 54.2% of patients were prescribed orthoses, of which 36.8% noticed improvement in flatness and 37.6% reported relief of symptoms. Conclusion:This study demonstrated that most participants have no or minimal symptoms and that there is a mismatch between participants' expectations and the actual effectiveness of orthoses. Taking into consideration that there is no clear evidence to support the corrective effect of orthoses, we recommend that physicians prescribing them adhere more to their proper indications and spend more time and effort counseling and addressing patients' and parents' concerns about this developmental stage.

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Pediatric and Adolescent Flatfoot: A Questionnaire Based Middle East and North Africa Study

Yasin,

Al-Labadi,

Alshrouf

et al. 2023

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“…Penelitian mengenai kualitas hidup pada anak dengan flatfoot yang diadakan di United Kingdom oleh Kothari et al (2015) menjelaskan bahwa terdapat penurunan signifikan aspek kualitas hidup pada anak dengan flatfoot dibandingkan anak dengan normal feet. Penelitian Damayanti et al (2018) menyatakan bahwa terdapat penurunan kualitas hidup pada domain aktivitas fungsional sekolah pada anak usia < 11 tahun dengan flatfoot. Namun, tidak ada korelasi pada domain yang lain terhadap kualitas hidup anak.…”

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Foot Strengthening Exercise on Postural Balance and Functional Ability of Foot on Children 6-10 Years Old with Flexible Flatfoot

Sativani

Pahlawi

2020

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The activities of children more involve the foot. One of the common problems in the foot is flexible flatfoot. A disturbance in the process of the formation of the arch foot could result in a deformation of the foot and increases the risk of an injury due to postural balance change. Normally, the arch of the foot formed the first five years for the age range of 2-6 years. The right choices of the intrinsic muscle exercises of the foot can prevent deformation and improve postural balance. This study aimed to discuss the effectiveness of foot strengthening exercise to improving postural balance and functional ability of foot on a flexible flatfoot 6-10 years old. This study was pre-experimental research with two groups of pre-post test design. The subjects of this research were 30 students that had been divided into two groups, case, and control. Each group consists of 15 students selected used purposive sampling method based on the criteria of inclusion that had been set. There was a significant difference after foot strengthening exercise between the case and control group, p-value = 0,000. The foot strengthening exercise could improve the postural balance and functional ability of the foot on a flexible flatfoot 6-10 years old.

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Flatfoot decreases school functioning among children < 11 years of age

Cited by 2 publications

References 19 publications

Pediatric and Adolescent Flatfoot: A Questionnaire Based Middle East and North Africa Study

Pediatric and Adolescent Flatfoot: A Questionnaire Based Middle East and North Africa Study

Foot Strengthening Exercise on Postural Balance and Functional Ability of Foot on Children 6-10 Years Old with Flexible Flatfoot

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