Immediate effect of Arch support foot orthoses on three dimensional lower limb kinematics in children with flexible flat feet

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

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2 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

3 2. Department of Sport Biomechanics, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan Branch, Hamedan, Iran

4 Department of Sport Biomechanics, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan Branch, Hamedan, Iran.

Abstract

Background & Purpose: Foot orthoses are often used to correct altered gait patterns. The purpose of this study was to investigate how foot orthoses can modify the magnitude of three dimensional ankle, knee, and hip joints kinematics during stance phase of walking in children with flexible flat feet.
Methodology: Three dimensional kinematic data were collected from 15 male children (age: 10.3 ± 1.5 years) suffering from flexible flat feet. In order to obtain the kinematics data, a Vicon motion capture system was used. Arch support foot orthoses were used as an intervention. ANOVA repeated measure test was used for statistical analysis (α =0.05).
Results: The results of data analysis showed that shoe insole can decrease the peak knee (P0.05).
Conclusion: The foot orthoses used in this study were observed to have positive systematic effects on kinematic data during stance phase of walking. Therefore, using of this orthoses was recommended for male children with flexible flat feet. Moreover, the findings of this study may be used as a guidance for future researches in this field

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