Effect of short foot exercise on lower-limb motor control function during single-leg standing in university students with flatfoot: A randomized controlled trial

Intrinsic foot muscles (IFMs) play an important role in lower-limb motor control, including biomechanics and neuromuscular control function. Short foot exercise (SFE) and toe curl exercise (TC) are methods used to train the IFMs, but their effect on lower-limb motor control has not been reported in...

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Published in:Journal of bodywork and movement therapies 2024-07, Vol.39, p.293-298
Main Authors: Suzuki, Misaki, Kuruma, Hironobu, Kato, Kunihiro, Gota, Yu, Kase, Hiromu, Fujimoto, Hayato, Nagashima, Rento
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biomechanical Phenomena
Exercise Therapy - methods
Female
Flatfoot
Flatfoot - physiopathology
Flatfoot - rehabilitation
Flatfoot - therapy
Foot - physiology
Foot - physiopathology
Humans
Lower Extremity - physiopathology
Male
Muscle Strength - physiology
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology
Neuromuscular control
Postural Balance - physiology
Short foot exercise
Standing Position
Young Adult
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Summary:Intrinsic foot muscles (IFMs) play an important role in lower-limb motor control, including biomechanics and neuromuscular control function. Short foot exercise (SFE) and toe curl exercise (TC) are methods used to train the IFMs, but their effect on lower-limb motor control has not been reported in previous studies. This study evaluated the effects of SFE and TC on lower-limb motor control function during single-leg standing (SLS). Randomized control trial. Thirty-six participants with flatfoot were randomly assigned to the SFE or TC group and performed exercise for 8 weeks. The assessment items were navicular drop test, toe grip strength (TGS), plantar sensation, and SLS. In the SLS assessment, we measured the mean center of pressure (COP) amplitude in the anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) directions, onset time of gluteus maximus (G. max) and gluteus medius (G. med), angle of forefoot/hindfoot protonation and hip adduction, and lateral pelvic shift. Mixed-model repeated-measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni corrections were performed in statistical analysis. The SFE group showed significant differences between pre- and post-intervention for TGS (p 
ISSN:1360-8592
1532-9283
1532-9283
DOI:10.1016/j.jbmt.2024.02.023