The effect of foot type, body length and mass on postural stability

Beelen, Paul E.; Kingma, Idsart; Nolte, Peter A.; Dieën, Jaap H. van

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.07.148

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“…The study suggested that people with supinated feet were better able to maintain their postural stability [ 53 ]. As mentioned above, a recent study conducted by Beelen et al found that a positive effect existed in the relationship between supinated feet and postural stability [ 54 ].…”

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Elite Tennis Players Experiencing High-Arched Supination and Cuboids Dropped Foot Syndromes in Daily Normal Gait

Chow

Hsu

2022

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Many studies have focused on the plantar pressure characteristics of specific movements and footwork in tennis. However, little research has been conducted for exploring the foot characteristics among tennis professionals’ daily habitual paces. This study aims to examine the pressure profiles associated with foot posture and balance abilities of elite tennis players during normal gait to understand how foot loading patterns result from habitual paces that may be derived from intensive tennis training and competition. A cross-sectional comparative study is conducted on 95 male college elite tennis players (mean age: 20.2 ± 1.2 years) and 100 male recreational tennis players (mean age: 19.8 ± 0.9 years). Bipedal plantar pressure distributions (PPDs) associated with arch index (AI) and centers of gravity balance are explored through the plantar pressure device. The foot posture is estimated to determine the rearfoot postural alignment. During the midstance phase of walking with a normal gait, the bipedal AI values of the elite group are significantly lower, indicating that they have high-arched feet. Additionally, the elite group experienced higher PPDs at the lateral regions of their longitudinal arches and heels and relatively lower PPDs at the medial portions of both feet. Rearfoot postural alignment resonance analysis of the PPDs suggests that the elite group experienced foot supination associated with cuboid dropped. Moreover, the right foot bears heavier centers of gravity balance in the present study. The elite tennis players in the study are categorized as having high-arched supination with cuboids dropped when performing daily habitual paces. This finding warrants further investigation into the correlation between possible injuries and daily habitual paces that may result from tennis’ intensive training and competition.

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Elite Tennis Players Experiencing High-Arched Supination and Cuboids Dropped Foot Syndromes in Daily Normal Gait

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Hsu

2022

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“…One group of muscles has to do more work to take the strain off and compensate for weakness or ineffective contractions of other muscles group [6]. Additionally, simple factors such as time of a day [7], global and local fatigue [8], age [9], BMI and others [10] may affect postural stability. Thus, its assessment is challenging because a lot of external and internal components need to be evaluated to explore, which of them is responsible for possible instability [3].…”

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“…Mental or physical stress brings inability and difficulties to relax, leads to increased muscular tension mainly of trapezius muscles, pelvic floor muscles, shoulder girdle muscles and gluteus [28]. Consequently, it affects the overload of the locomotor system and low-back pain [9]. In addition, in certain diseases (depression, general anxiety disorder, schizophrenia), where there is a high level of anxiety or stress as well as increased muscles tension, the parameters of postural control may deteriorate [29,30].…”

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Effect of voluntary muscle contraction on postural stability in healthy adults

Kędziorek¹,

Błażkiewicz²

2021

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Introduction: Postural control is a complex system that combines many subcomponents. The central nervous system's connection with the muscular system allows to execute the voluntary movements and provides appropriate tonus and contractions of postural muscles. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of voluntary muscle contraction on the stability of standing posture. Material and methods: Seventeen young adults (24.11 ± 3.05 years) completed 4 bipedal standing attempts lasting 20 seconds each. Measurements were performed on AMTI plate and involved maintaining balance while standing barefoot on both feet with eyes open and closed. Two additional tests with provoked isometric voluntary muscle contraction were performed under the same visual conditions. Results: For examined healthy subjects, the lack of visual feedback in combination with increased muscle tension caused a significant increase in the peak of sway in the anteriorposterior (AP) and medio -lateral (ML) direction. On the other hand, the values of the center of pressure (CoP) path length and its velocity due to the increased muscle contraction did not significantly decrease their values for trials with eyes open and closed. Conclusions: This study indicates that voluntary muscle contraction can influence the standing posture mainly in combination with a lack of visual feedback, causing its deterioration.

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“…The results demonstrated that individuals with increased body mass exhibited lower stability. Specifically, athletes with high and supinated feet were found to be more vulnerable to body instability, particularly individuals with higher body mass [28]. However, these athletes showed better postural stability when they had adequate body mass [31].…”

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Effects of Foot Structure Type on Core Stability in University Athletes

Moreno-Barriga,

Romero-Morales,

Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo

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Purpose: This study assessed the impact of different types of medial foot arch on postural stability and core center of gravity muscle activity among collegiate athletes. Methods: The study sample included 103 university-level athletes across various sports (soccer, rugby, basketball, volleyball, field tennis, table tennis, karate, and cheerleading) from the College of Magdalena (Colombia) who exhibited distinct types of medial foot arch: 32 high, 35 low, and 36 neutral arches. Surface electromyography (sEMG) was employed to assess conduction velocity, magnitude values, latency, and fatigue in focal muscles including the spinal erector (SE), internal oblique (IO), external oblique (EO), and rectus abdominis (AR), while measurements of static and dynamic postural control were also considered. Post hoc analysis was performed with Bonferroni correction for all electromyographically measured muscle groups, as well as for measurements of static and dynamic postural stability. Pearson’s or Spearman’s correlation tests were used to compare the different types of feet. Results: There were no substantial differences observed between the distinct types of feet in terms of focal muscle activity, static stability, or dynamics. Even though the mean values indicated higher muscle activity and stability among those with high foot arches and lower values among those with low arches compared to the neutral foot type, this observed difference was deemed statistically insignificant. We also observed a positive correlation between internal oblique muscle activity and the average power of dynamic postural stability, which remained consistent across all foot types. Our findings indicate that static instability is directly correlated with dynamic instability in the anteroposterior direction, while a clear inverse relationship was established in the lateral direction upon examining the variable correlations. Conclusions: The presence of high or low foot arches did not significantly impact the activity of the muscles responsible for maintaining the body’s center of gravity or postural stability among university-level athletes. This suggests the existence of neuromuscular compensation mechanisms that attempt to restore balance and compensate for any changes in postural stability caused by varying foot types. Through targeted training that emphasizes activation of the internal oblique muscle, athletes may see improved postural stability. Our findings indicate that static stabilization exercises can also prove beneficial in improving dynamic stability in the anteroposterior plane, while a more dynamic approach may be required to improve dynamic stability in the lateral plane.

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The effect of foot type, body length and mass on postural stability

Cited by 11 publications

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Elite Tennis Players Experiencing High-Arched Supination and Cuboids Dropped Foot Syndromes in Daily Normal Gait

Elite Tennis Players Experiencing High-Arched Supination and Cuboids Dropped Foot Syndromes in Daily Normal Gait

Effect of voluntary muscle contraction on postural stability in healthy adults

Effects of Foot Structure Type on Core Stability in University Athletes

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