Sylwia Czesna, Jan W. Raczkowski

S. Czesna, J. W. Raczkowski – Evaluation of body balance in patients with transverse flat foot and the related falls. FP 2015; 15(3); 90-96

Abstract

Introduction. Transverse flat foot is a very often occurring foot defect, the most common in women wearing high-heeled shoes. It is the most common cause of musculoligamentous foot failure, which increases the risk of falls, threatening the efficiency of adults and the elderly. The ability to maintain a balance results from proper functioning of the so-called deep sensation of the human body, psychophysical coordination and strong muscles. Muscle weakness especially of lower limbs increases the risk of imbalance, thereby jeopardizing the fall. Improper passing burden on a flat foot makes it more difficult to maintain balance.
Material and methods. The study included 28 patients with transverse flat foot and 21 patients with normal foot arch at the age of 52±11.5
Results. Analysis of the tested parameters revealed that disturbances to maintain the balance with the transverse flat foot occurs in 68% (n= 9) subjects, and only 32% (n=9) of the test was within the normal range. In contrast, in patients with a normal arch feet imbalance occurs in 29% (n=6) subjects and 71% (n=15) subjects were in the standard range.
Conclusions. In this study it was we demonstrated that imbalance in patients with transverse flat foot is of 2:1 higher than in patients with normal arch feet. The results show that people with the transverse flat foot are more vulnerable to imbalances which result in falls.

Key words:
transverse flat foot, balance, motor coordination

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