The effect of hyper-pronated foot on postural control and ankle muscle activity during running and cutting movement

  • Zahed Mantashloo Department of Sports Biomechanics. Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science. Kharazmi University. Tehran. Iran.
  • Heydar Sadeghi Department of Sports Biomechanics. Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science. Kharazmi University. Tehran. Iran.
  • Mehdi Khaleghi Tazji Department of Sports Biomechanics. Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science. Kharazmi University. Tehran. Iran.
  • Vanessa Rice School of Exercise Science. Australian Catholic University. Melbourne. Australia.
  • Elizabeth J Bradshaw Centre for Sport Research. School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. Deakin University. Melbourne. Australia. Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand. Auckland. New Zealand.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33155/j.ramd.2020.11.006
Keywords: Biomecánica, Cinesiología, Pie, Atleta, Prevención lesiones Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Foot, Athlete, Injury prevention Biomecánica, Kinesiología, Pie, Deportista, Prevención lesiones

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of hyper pronated foot on postural control and ankle muscle activity during running and cutting movement (v-cut).

Methods: In this Cross-Sectional study, 42 young physically active (exercising three times per week regularly) males participated in this study, including 21 with hyper-pronated feet and 21 with normal feet. Each participant completed a running and cutting task. Body postural control was measured using a force platform (1000Hz) which was synchronized with surface electromyography of selected ankle muscles. MATLAB software was used to process and analyze the data. One-away ANOVA was used to identify any differences between groups.

Results: Differing muscle activation patterns in the surrounding ankle musculature (tibialis anterior, peroneus longus) through to reduced postural stability in the medial-lateral direction and increased vertical ground reaction forces were observed between groups.

Conclusion: According to the obtained results it seems that subtalar hyper-pronation can be regarded as a factor affecting the biomechanics of cutting by changing activation patterns of the muscles surrounding the ankle, and reducing postural control of the body in medial-lateral direction, but not in anterior-posterior direction.

Published
2020-11-26
Issue
Vol. 14 No. 4 (2021): December 2021
Section
Originals
Page/s
216-220
DOI
https://doi.org/10.33155/j.ramd.2020.11.006