The effectiveness of selected methods on flat feet correction in children
Keywords:
Flat feet, arch height, foot orthotics, corrective exercises, regression analysisAbstract
Prediction of arch height correction could provide valuable information in prescribing appropriate treatment to reduce the consequences of flat-foot. The goal of this study was explored the effect of foot orthotics wedging and corrective exercises on plantar arch height in flat feet children. The evaluation was carried out two times (before treatment and two years after applied treatment) on 60 flat-foot children between the ages of 7–15 years. All subjects were screened with a detailed medical history and were not treated for neither any systemic disease nor flat feet. Inclusion criteria were: age range 7–15 years, arch height of bilateral feet, knee and hip position, and body symmetry. Based on the data obtained from experiment a simple model to predict arch height correction using four variables such as: gender, place of living, the time of foot orthotics wedging, the time of corrective exercises doing was proposed. The results suggest 12.4% in boys and 8.9% in girls from towns increase for the arch height as the time of foot orthotics wedging increased. On the same note results showed, that in children from countryside the arch height also increased (6.2% in boys vs. 8.7% in girls).
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