The effect of flexible flat-footedness on selected physical fitness factors in female students aged 14 to 17 years
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4100/jhse.2013.83.03Keywords:
Flexible flatfoot, Static balance, Dynamic balance, AgilityAbstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate influence of flexible foot flatness on several physical fitness factors that are necessary for sport performance. Fifty students were randomly selected from each group (Flatfoot and Normal group). Static balance (One Leg Test), Dynamic balance (Modified Bass Test), speed (45 Meter Dash Test) and agility (T Test) were selected as physical fitness factors. There were significant differences in agility and static balance records (P<0.05) but not significant differences in speed and dynamic balance records between groups (P>0.05). It seems foot as a last part of a close kinematic chain has very important role in dynamic and static position and affects physical fitness factors. However, owing to presence of a plenty of controversies suggests more works in this domain.
Downloads
References
Shih YF, Chen CY, Chen WY, Lin HC. Lower extremity kinematics in children with and without flexible flatfoot: a comparative study. BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2012; 13:31. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-13-31
Milenković S, Bubanj S, Živković D, Bubanj R, Purenović T, Obradović B, Dimić A, Bubanj M. Incidence Of Flat Foot In High School Students. Facta Universitatis. 2011; 9:275-281.
Bordelon RL. Hypermobile flatfoot in children. Comprehension, evaluation, and treatment. Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 1983; 7-14.
Kuhn DR, Shibley NJ, Austin WM, Yochum TR. Radiographic evaluation of weight-bearing orthotics and their effect on flexible pes planus. Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics. 1999; 22:221-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0161-4754(99)70048-5
Donatelli RA, Hurlburt C, Conaway D, St Pierre R. Biomechanical foot orthotics: a retrospective study. The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy. 1988; 10:205-212. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.1988.10.6.205
Highlander P, Sung W, Weil L, Jr. Subtalar arthroereisis. Clinics in podiatric medicine and surgery. 2011; 28:745-754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpm.2011.08.004
Dennis KJ, Cooke RA, Valmassy RL, Weed JH. Biplane Posting Elevator. A new method of rearfoot post application. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 1985; 75:272-274. https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-75-5-272
McCulloch MU, Brunt D, Vander Linden D. The effect of foot orthotics and gait velocity on lower limb kinematics and temporal events of stance. The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy. 1993; 17:2-10. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.1993.17.1.2
Nawoczenski DA, Saltzman CL, Cook TM. The effect of foot structure on the three-dimensional kinematic coupling behavior of the leg and rear foot. Physical therapy. 1998; 78:404-416. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/78.4.404
Pohl MB, Messenger N, Buckley JG. Changes in foot and lower limb coupling due to systematic variations in step width. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2006; 21:175-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.09.005
Tiberio Z. The effect of excessive subtalar joint pronation on patellofemoral mechanics: A theoretical model. J Orthop Sports Phys Therapy. 1987; 9:160-165. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.1987.9.4.160
Tudor A, Ruzic L, Sestan B, Sirola L, Prpic T. Flat-footedness is not a disadvantage for athletic performance in children aged 11 to 15 years. Pediatrics. 2009; 123:e386-392. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2008-2262
Barry RJ, Scranton PE, Jr. Flat feet in children. Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 1983; 68-75. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003086-198312000-00011
Lin CJ, Lai KA, Kuan TS, Chou YL. Correlating factors and clinical significance of flexible flatfoot in preschool children. Journal of pediatric orthopedics. 2001; 21:378-382. https://doi.org/10.1097/01241398-200105000-00022
Mosca VS. Flexible flatfoot in children and adolescents. Journal of children's orthopaedics. 2010; 4:107-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11832-010-0239-9
Downloads
Statistics
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2013 Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Each author warrants that his or her submission to the Work is original and that he or she has full power to enter into this agreement. Neither this Work nor a similar work has been published elsewhere in any language nor shall be submitted for publication elsewhere while under consideration by JHSE. Each author also accepts that the JHSE will not be held legally responsible for any claims of compensation.
Authors wishing to include figures or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright holder(s) and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.
Please include at the end of the acknowledgements a declaration that the experiments comply with the current laws of the country in which they were performed. The editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the abovementioned requirements. The author(s) will be held responsible for false statements or failure to fulfill the above-mentioned requirements.
This title is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
You are free to share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms under the following terms:
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Notices:
You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation.
No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.
Transfer of Copyright
In consideration of JHSE’s publication of the Work, the authors hereby transfer, assign, and otherwise convey all copyright ownership worldwide, in all languages, and in all forms of media now or hereafter known, including electronic media such as CD-ROM, Internet, and Intranet, to JHSE. If JHSE should decide for any reason not to publish an author’s submission to the Work, JHSE shall give prompt notice of its decision to the corresponding author, this agreement shall terminate, and neither the author nor JHSE shall be under any further liability or obligation.
Each author certifies that he or she has no commercial associations (e.g., consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article, except as disclosed on a separate attachment. All funding sources supporting the Work and all institutional or corporate affiliations of the authors are acknowledged in a footnote in the Work.
Each author certifies that his or her institution has approved the protocol for any investigation involving humans or animals and that all experimentation was conducted in conformity with ethical and humane principles of research.
Competing Interests
Biomedical journals typically require authors and reviewers to declare if they have any competing interests with regard to their research.
JHSE require authors to agree to Copyright Notice as part of the submission process.
