Effect of Medial Longitudinal Arch Height of the Foot on Static and Dynamic Balance in 7-10-Year-Old Boy Gymnasts

Document Type : RESEARCH PAPER

Authors

1 Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Velayat University, Iranshahr, Iran

2 Department of Sport Sciences, Hakim Nizami Qochan Institute of Higher Education, Quchan, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran

3 Department of Sports Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Iranshahr Branch, Iranshahr, Iran

10.22038/abjs.2024.79775.3645

Abstract

Objectives: This research aims to investigate the relationship between the height of the internal 
longitudinal arch of the foot and the static and dynamic balance of 7 -10-year-old boy gymnasts.
Methods: This study was descriptive-correlational, and its statistical population included male gymnast students 
aged 7 to 10 in the city of Gouchan. These gymnasts were screened for flat feet using the Brady test. Ninety 
gymnasts were purposefully selected based on the Brody test to assess the arch of the foot and were divided into 
three groups: pronation (n=30), supination (n=30), and normal (n=30). The Flamingo test assessed static balance, 
and the Y Balance test assessed dynamic balance. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to check the normality of data 
distribution, and a one-way analysis of variance was employed to compare the results obtained among the groups. 
Data analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 21).
Results: The results showed a significant difference between static and dynamic balance in male gymnasts with 
pronation, supination, and natural foot conditions (P=0.001 and P=0.013, respectively). The results demonstrated 
no significant difference in static balance between gymnastic boys with pronation and suspension (P=0.930); 
however, there was a significant difference in static balance between gymnastic boys with suspension and those 
with a natural state (P=0.0001) and between gymnastic boys with pronation and those with a natural state of the 
foot (P=0.001).
Conclusion: Based on the results, gymnastic boys with different arch heights (pronated, supinated, natural) showed 
static and dynamic balance variations. Boys with pronated or supinated feet had poorer static and dynamic balance 
than those with natural arches. Based on these results, coaches and corrective movement specialists can help boy 
gymnasts with different arch heights to optimize their balance performance and reduce the risk of injury.
 Level of evidence: II

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The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 12
December 2024
Pages 846-853

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  • Receive Date: 07 May 2024
  • Revise Date: 25 August 2024
  • Accept Date: 18 July 2024

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