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Frontal plane multi-segment foot kinematics in high- and low-arched females during dynamic loading tasks
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Frontal plane multi-segment foot kinematics in high- and low-arched females during dynamic loading tasks

Douglas W. Powell, Benjamin Long, Clare E. Milner and Songning Zhang
Human movement science, v 30(1)
01 Feb 2011
PMID: 21220174

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Life Sciences & Biomedicine Neurosciences Neurosciences & Neurology Psychology Psychology, Experimental Science & Technology Social Sciences Sport Sciences
The functions of the medial longitudinal arch have been the focus of much research in recent years. Several studies have shown kinematic differences between high- and low-arched runners. No literature currently compares the inter-segmental foot motion of high- and low-arched recreational athletes. The purpose of this study was to examine inter-segmental foot motion in the frontal plane during dynamic loading activities in high- and low-arched female athletes. Inter-segmental foot motions were examined in 10 high- and 10 low-arched female recreational athletes. Subjects performed five barefooted trials in each of the following randomized movements: walking, running, downward stepping and landing. Three-dimensional kinematic data were recorded. High-arched athletes had smaller peak ankle eversion angles in walking, running and downward stepping than low-arched athletes. At the rear-midfoot joint high-arched athletes reached peak eversion later in walking and downward stepping than the low-arched athletes. The high-arched athletes had smaller peak mid-forefoot eversion angles in walking, running and downward stepping than the low-arched athletes. The current findings show that differences in foot kinematics between the high- and low-arched athletes were in position and not range of motion within the foot. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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