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Modification of Pronated Foot Posture after a Program of Therapeutic Exercises

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  • Raquel Sánchez-Rodríguez

    (Nursing Department, Podiatric Clinic of University of Extremadura CPUEX, 10600 Plasencia, Spain
    These authors contributed equally to the study/paper.)

  • Sandra Valle-Estévez

    (Podiatric Clinic Las Lomas, Avda Salinera 6L-6K, 19005 Guadalajara, Spain
    These authors contributed equally to the study/paper.)

  • Peñas Albas Fraile-García

    (Physiotherapy Clinic PAFG, Tenerías 4, 10610 Cabezuela del Valle, Spain)

  • Alfonso Martínez-Nova

    (Nursing Department, Podiatric Clinic of University of Extremadura CPUEX, 10600 Plasencia, Spain)

  • Beatriz Gómez-Martín

    (Nursing Department, Podiatric Clinic of University of Extremadura CPUEX, 10600 Plasencia, Spain)

  • Elena Escamilla-Martínez

    (Nursing Department, Podiatric Clinic of University of Extremadura CPUEX, 10600 Plasencia, Spain)

Abstract

Working on the intrinsic musculature of the foot has been shown to be effective in controlling pronation. However, the potential coadjuvant effect that involving other muscle groups might have on foot posture remains unknown. The aim was, therefore, to assess whether a 9-week intrinsic and extrinsic foot and core muscle strength program influenced foot posture in pronated subjects. The participants were 36 healthy adults with pronated feet that were randomly assigned to two groups. The experimental group ( n = 18) performed a strengthening exercise protocol for 9 weeks (two sessions of 40 min per week), while the control group ( n = 18) did not do these exercises. After 9 weeks, the foot posture index (FPI) scores of the two groups were analyzed to detect possible changes. The FPI at the baseline was 8.0 ± 1.5. After the 9 weeks, the experimental group showed significantly reduced FPI from 8.1 ± 1.7 to 6.4 ± 2.1 ( p = 0.001), while the control group had the same score as pre-intervention (FPI 8 ± 1.2, p = 1.0). The FPI scores showed no significant differences by sex. Strengthening of the intrinsic and extrinsic foot and core muscles contributed to improving foot posture in adults, reducing their FPI by 1.66 points.

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  • Raquel Sánchez-Rodríguez & Sandra Valle-Estévez & Peñas Albas Fraile-García & Alfonso Martínez-Nova & Beatriz Gómez-Martín & Elena Escamilla-Martínez, 2020. "Modification of Pronated Foot Posture after a Program of Therapeutic Exercises," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-8, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:22:p:8406-:d:444586
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    1. Manuel Pabón-Carrasco & Aurora Castro-Méndez & Samuel Vilar-Palomo & Ana María Jiménez-Cebrián & Irene García-Paya & Inmaculada C. Palomo-Toucedo, 2020. "Randomized Clinical Trial: The Effect of Exercise of the Intrinsic Muscle on Foot Pronation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-11, July.
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