Morphological and Postural Changes in the Foot during Pregnancy and Puerperium: A Longitudinal Study

Autor: Pilar Nieto-Gil, Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron, Pedro Pérez-Soriano, Monserrat Alcahuz-Griñan
Přispěvatelé: [Alcahuz-Griñan,M, Nieto-Gil,P] Department of Nursing and Podiatry, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. [Perez-Soriano,P] Research Group in Sport Biomechanics, Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. [Gijon-Nogueron,G] Department of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain. [Gijon-Nogueron,G] Biomedical Research Institute (IBIMA), Malaga, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Longitudinal study
Phenomena and Processes::Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena::Reproductive Physiological Phenomena::Postpartum Period [Medical Subject Headings]
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Pregnancy puerperium
lcsh:Medicine
Foot posture index
Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]
pedograph
0302 clinical medicine
Pregnancy
Longitudinal Studies
Phenomena and Processes::Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena::Reproductive Physiological Phenomena::Pregnancy Trimesters::Pregnancy Trimester
Third [Medical Subject Headings]
reproductive and urinary physiology
Phenomena and Processes::Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena::Reproductive Physiological Phenomena::Reproductive Physiological Processes::Reproduction::Pregnancy [Medical Subject Headings]
Obstetrics
Incidence (epidemiology)
Postpartum Period
Postpartum period
foot posture index
Periodo posparto
Gestation
Female
pregnancy puerperium
Foot (unit)
medicine.medical_specialty
Persons::Persons::Women::Pregnant Women [Medical Subject Headings]
Embarazo
Pregnancy Trimester
Third
Posture
Analytical
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Physical Examination::Body Constitution::Body Weights and Measures::Body Mass Index [Medical Subject Headings]
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Analytical
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::Morbidity::Incidence [Medical Subject Headings]
medicine.artery
Phenomena and Processes::Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena::Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena::Posture [Medical Subject Headings]
Analytical
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies::Longitudinal Studies [Medical Subject Headings]
medicine
Humans
Pronation
Pedograph
business.industry
Foot
lcsh:R
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Pie
030229 sport sciences
medicine.disease
Pronación
Plantar arch
Check Tags::Female [Medical Subject Headings]
Phenomena and Processes::Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena::Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena::Musculoskeletal Physiological Processes::Movement::Motor Activity::Pronation [Medical Subject Headings]
foot
Anatomy::Body Regions::Extremities::Lower Extremity::Foot [Medical Subject Headings]
business
Body mass index
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 2423, p 2423 (2021)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 18
Issue 5
Popis: The aim of this study is to observe the morphological and postural changes to the foot that take place during pregnancy and the puerperium. Method: In this descriptive, observational, longitudinal study, we analysed 23 pregnant women, with particular attention to morphological and postural aspects of the foot, at three time points during and after pregnancy: in weeks 9–13 of gestation, weeks 32–35 of gestation and weeks 4–6 after delivery. The parameters considered were changes in foot length, the Foot Posture Index (FPI) and the Hernández Corvo Index, which were analysed using a pedigraph and taking into account the Body Mass Index (BMI). The same procedure was conducted in each review. Results: The statistical analyses obtained for each foot did not differ significantly between the three measurement times. A pronator-type footprint was most frequently observed during the third trimester of pregnancy
it was predominantly neutral during the postpartum period. Statistically significant differences between the measurement times were obtained in the right foot for cavus vs. neutral foot type (between the first and third trimesters and also between the first trimester and the puerperium) (in both cases, p <
0.0001). Conclusions: Foot length increases in the third trimester and returns to normal in the puerperium. According to FPI findings, the third trimester of pregnancy is characterised by pronation, while the posture returns to neutrality during the postpartum period. During pregnancy, the plantar arch flattens, and this persists during the puerperium. The incidence of cavus foot increases significantly in the third trimester and in the puerperium.
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