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Foot disorders, foot posture, and foot function: the Framingham foot study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
IntroductionFoot disorders are common among older adults and may lead to outcomes such as falls and functional limitation. However, the associations of foot posture and foot function to specific foot disorders at the population level remain poorly ...
Thomas J Hagedorn, Alyssa B Dufour, Jody L Riskowski, Howard J Hillstrom, Hylton B Menz, Virginia A Casey, Marian T Hannan   +6 more
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Association between the Use of Backpack and Static Foot Posture in Schoolchildren with Static Pronated Foot Posture: A 36-Month Cohort Study

Children, 2021
Background: Schoolchildren often spend a lot of time carrying a backpack with school equipment, which can be very heavy. The impact a backpack may have on the pronated feet of schoolchildren is unknown.
Pilar Alfageme-García, Julián Fernando Calderón-García, Alfonso Martínez-Nova, Sonia Hidalgo-Ruiz, Belinda Basilio-Fernández, Sergio Rico-Martín   +5 more
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Comparison of multiple flatfoot indicators in 5–8-year-old children

Open Medicine, 2021
The foot posture is age dependent. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the 6-item version of the foot posture index (FPI) and other clinical, foot anthropometric, radiological measurements for the foot position in 5–8 ...
Žukauskas Saidas, Barauskas Vidmantas, Čekanauskas Emilis   +2 more
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The association of foot posture and osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee joint: A literature review

Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 2022
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint (KOA) is a major cause of morbidity among older adults. Medial compartment KOA (MCKOA) is the more common form. High body mass index (BMI), obesity, and older age are some of the risk factors for KOA.
Shrikant Wagh, Rizwan Razak
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Agreement between clinical measures to classify foot posture in asymptomatic adults

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Various clinical measures of static foot posture have been developed and used. However, consensus among clinical measures to classify foot posture remains to be established.
Torkamol Hunsawong, Phornchanok Motantasuta, Lugkana Mato, Wanida Donpunha   +3 more
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EVALUATING DYNAMIC BALANCE AND ISOMETRIC HIP MUSCLE STRENGTHS OF HEALTHY ADOLESCENTS WITH DIFFERENT FOOT POSTURE ALTERATION

Kinesiologia Slovenica, 2022
Hip abductor (ABD) and adductor (ADD) muscle imbalances lead to injuries in lumbo-pelvic hip complex, and these imbalances and other factors such as foot posture might affect dynamic balance.
Deniz Simsek, Nuran Küçük, Semra Bıdıl, Feridun Fikret Özer, Hülya Kalender, Ebru Yazgan   +5 more
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Correlation of foot posture Index-6 and navicular drop test with functional ankle stability in running athletes in New Delhi [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020
Introduction: Human foot posture is highly variable among healthy individuals and ranges from flat- to high-arched. Considering the hypothesized link between foot posture and lower extremity injury, static foot posture is frequently assessed in the ...
Jyoti Kataria, Manish Kumar, Supriya Awasthi   +2 more
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Are clinical measures of foot posture and mobility associated with foot kinematics when walking?

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2015
Background There is uncertainty as to which foot posture measures are the most valid in terms of predicting kinematics of the foot. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of clinical measures of static foot posture and mobility with ...
Andrew K. Buldt, George S. Murley, Pazit Levinger, Hylton B. Menz, Christopher J. Nester, Karl B. Landorf   +5 more
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Foot posture in basketball players with history of the shin splint

مجله پژوهش در علوم توانبخشی, 2013
Introduction: Shin splint is one of the common injuries in most athletes. Although the relationship between abnormal foot posture and shin splint has been reported previously but, the relation between foot posture and shin splint has not been well ...
Saeed Forghany, Sajjad Bagherian Dehkordi, Hossein Montazeri Sanech, Mohammad Mashhadi   +3 more
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Foot posture and landing error scores in recreational basketball players: a novel approach to prevent lower-limb injuries

Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports, 2023
Background and Study Aim. Foot posture is an important determinant of a basketball player's performance. It influences their ability to generate power, maintain balance, and absorb shock.
Vinosh Kumar Purushothaman, Vinodhkumar Ramalingam, Mohand Khan, Arun Vijay Subbarayalu, Ambusam Subramaniam, Rajkumar Krishnan Vasanthi, Sivakumar Chinnusamy, Mohanraj Kandasmy, Palanivel Rubavathi Marimuthu   +8 more
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