RT Journal Article
T1 Randomized Clinical Trial: The Effect of Exercise of the Intrinsic Muscle on Foot Pronation.
A1 Pabon-Carrasco, Manuel
A1 Castro-Méndez, Aurora
A1 Vilar-Palomo, Samuel
A1 Jiménez-Cebrián, Ana María
A1 García-Paya, Irene
A1 Palomo-Toucedo, Inmaculada C
K1 Foot posture index
K1 Navicular drop
K1 Pronation
K1 Short foot exercise
AB Background: There is little scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of strengthening exercises on the foot's intrinsic musculature in improving the lower limb on the statics and dynamics in healthy individuals. Method: To evaluate the effect on foot posture with regard to the reinforcement of the short foot exercise (SFE) compared to another without a recognized biomechanical action, which we called the "non-biomechanical function" (NBF) exercise. A randomized clinical trial was carried out with 85 asymptomatic participants with a bilateral Foot Posture Index (FPI) greater than 6 points. An experimental group (n = 42) did SFE training and a control group (n = 43) carried out NBF exercises. The foot posture was evaluated twice via the navicular drop (ND) test, and the FPI was assessed on the day of inclusion in the study (pre-intervention) and after four weeks of training (post-intervention). Results: Statistically significant values were not found in foot posture between the experimental and the control groups when comparing before and after the training. However, the foot posture was modified in both groups with respect to its initial state, and the ND value decreased. Conclusions: SFE could be considered a useful tool to deal with pathologies whose etiology includes excessive pronation of the foot.
YR 2020
FD 2020-07-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15907
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15907
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DS RISalud
RD Apr 20, 2025