A Study to Evaluate Spatial, Temporal, Distance Running Parameters in man Patients of Flat foot

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1 Department of Sport Biomechanics, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

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

Abstract

Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in temporospatial parameters of the male during running in patients with flat foot.
Material and Methods: The subjects comprised 12 healthy men and 12 others suffering from flat feet disorder. They were divided into two experimental and control groups based on the normalized criterion of navicular. Vicon motion analysis systems (200 Hz) with four T-Series Cameras were used to measure the Spatial, Temporal, and Distance variables. The spatiotemporal parameters computed were cadence, Walking Speed, Single Support, Step Length, Stride Length, and normalized Speed. All analyses were done in Vicon Nexus 1.8.5. Independent t-test was used for data analysis by SPSS, version 24. The type one error was set at α < 0.05.
Results: There were no significant differences in all temporospatial parameters between the healthy and flat foot groups (P>0.05). There was a significant increase in stride length (P=0.035) and step length (P=0.045) of flat foot group compared to a healthy group.
Conclusion: Changes in temporospatial parameters of flat-foot subjects can be due to an increase in the ankle plantarflexion, knee flexion, and hip flexion in stance phase of running. Increasing the length of stride length and step length may be a compensatory mechanism for the stability of gait and reducing the risk of falling in patients with flat foot.

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Beyhagh
Volume 24, Issue 4
October 2020
Pages 25-35

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