The Effect of a Combination of Short Foot Exercise and Three- Dimensional Ankle Exercises on Blance, Proprioception and Foot Pressure Variables in People with Flat Foot

The Effect of a Combination of Short Foot Exercise and Three- Dimensional Ankle Exercises on Blance, Proprioception and Foot Pressure Variables in People with Flat Foot

Clinical trial with two training group, with parallel groups, single blinded, randomized

The tests will be taken by a specialist in the sports rehabilitation laboratory of Razi University. And then intervention and exercises will take place in the sports hall of this university. In such a way that the outcome assessors will not know about the allocation of study groups and the reason for their presence in this research.

Inclusion criteria: age between 18 and 25 years old; not having history of injury or surgery of the lower limbs; the indicator of navicular bone drop be more than 10 mm. non-entry criteria: presence or creation of pain during the study, and not continuously attending the exercises (absence in the two consecutive sessions or absence in three sessions during the period); the indicator of navicular bone drop be less than 10 mm.

The intervention group of short foot exercises which includes the release of plantar fasciitis and doing short foot exercises, the intervention group of the combination of short foot and 3D ankle exercises including the release of plantar fasciitis and the release of peroneal muscles. Both groups will perform balance, strength, proprioceptive, short foot and three-dimensional exercises for 8 weeks and 1-hour sessions for 3 weeks. Equipment such as foam roller, elastic band, balance board and marbles will be used to perform the exercises.

Lower body deformities

Randomization is done based on the Random Number Generator software, and they will be assigned to double groups based on the allocation concealment using the SNOSE method. The randomization of subjects is done in two stages. First, each of the subjects chooses a number between 1-30 using a lottery, then using the Random number generator software, fifteen random numbers are selected between the numbers 1-30, and according to the generated numbers and the selected numbers, the subjects are divided into two groups.

These people will be unaware of the purpose of the research, the allocation of study groups and the reason for their presence in the laboratory. And they only evaluate the variables and record their observations. The blinding of the participants will be done in such a way that each group will do their own exercises and in order to achieve the blinding, the members of the two groups will be present in the hall to receive the exercises on two different days.