| Autor: |
K., Kavya, Kutty, Nithya Narayanan |
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Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy; Jul-Sep2022, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p32-37, 6p |
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Background: Dancers require good body balance to maintain and continuously change the postures. Due to repetitive foot tapping, changes are seen in the medial longitudinal arch causing flat foot in Bharatanatyam dancers which affects their balance and overall performance while dancing. Strengthening extrinsic and intrinsic muscles is more effective interventions for flexible flat foot. Although foot muscle exercises for the height of MLA have been limited to intrinsic foot muscle strengthening without considering extrinsic foot muscle. Exercise interventions that comparing foot intrinsic muscle and extrinsic muscle are rare and studies of dynamic balance in relation to the pes planus in Bharatanatyam dancers are lacking. Therefore, the present study includes a comparison of the effects of foot intrinsic and tibialis posterior muscle training, in relation with foot arch height, dynamic balance, and performance in Bharatanatyam dancers with flexible flat foot. Objective: To compare the effects of foot intrinsic muscle and tibialis posterior muscle training on dynamic balance in Bharatanatyam dancers. Method: 30 flexible pes planus Bharatanatyam dancers were recruited and were randomized into two groups. Group A performed foot intrinsic muscle training and group B performed tibialis posterior muscle training. All groups received strength training for 30 minutes five times a week for six weeks Results & Discussion: Statistical analysis was done using pared t test for intragroup significance and independent t test for intergroup significance. Results obtained revealed that both groups showed significant difference between their pre-test and post-test values(p ≥ 0.05). However intergroup analysis showed no significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between group A (Foot intrinsic muscle training) and group B (Tibialis posterior muscle training) in SEBT, FPI 6 and DFOS. Conclusion: Tibialis posterior muscle strengthening group is equally effective as foot intrinsic muscle strengthening in terms of foot posture, dynamic balance and Dance function. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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