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The relationship between the shape of plantar surface of feet and body build features in females

Paweł Lizis

Paweł Lizis – The relationship between the shape of plantar surface of feet and body build features in females. Fizjoterapia Polska 2011; 11(1); 57-65

Abstract
The function and performance of the feet depends on their morphology, and particularly on the longitudinal and transverse arch, and the position of the hallux and 5th toe. A number of publications have been devoted to foot morphology, mostly concerned with the relation between the longitudinal arch and morphological features. However, there is a dearth of studies of correlations between the transverse foot arch, and position of the hallux and the 5th toe and body build features. The aim was to determine relationships between longitudinal and transverse arches, hallux and 5th toe positioning and body features in females.Sixty-seven female workers aged 30-40 years from the Railway Hospital in Wilkowice-Bystra, Rehabilitation Non-Public Health Care Institution, and Social Rehabilitation-Education-Rehabilitation Centre in Radzionków were evaluated. The mean age of the participants was 36.5 years. Body weight, height, BMI, and WHR were measured. Plantography was used to determine the Clarke angle, Wejsflog index, and α and β angle.The longitudinal arch correlated with BMI and WHR, p<0.05; p<0.01; p<0.001. The transverse arch, hallux, and 5th toe did not correlate with body build. Investigations of relationships between foot morphology and body build need to be continued. By selecting the most significant features, therapies to counteract foot deformities in adults can be enhanced.The longitudinal arch of the feet correlates with the BMI and WHR indices. Therefore, a pyknic body build promotes flat foot. The transverse arch, hallux and 5th toe do not correlated with body build; thus somatic features do not influence the quality of the front part of the feet.
Key words:
body features, females, correlation, foot arches
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Assessment of the severity of menopause symptoms and the occurrence of pain in the lumbar spine among women living in the Silesia Voivodeship

Agata Grzyb, Anna Koralewska, Martyna Gruszka, Zuzanna Sobczak, Magdalena Drewnowska

A. Grzyb, A. Koralewska, M. Gruszka, Z. Sobczak, M. Drewnowska– Assessment of the severity of menopause symptoms and the occurrence of pain in the lumbar spine among women living in the Silesia Voivodeship. Fizjoterapia Polska 2020; 20(4); 22-33

Abstract
Introduction. During the menopause, many changes are observed in a woman’s life. These processes have different backgrounds, but mainly they are caused by hormonal changes that have a huge impact on the functioning of the whole organism. These changes may cause, among others: insomnia, mood disorders, weight gain, and indirectly may affect the appearance of back pain.
Aim of the study. The main aim of the study was to recognize the incidence and severity of menopause symptoms, as well as to assess the degree of disability caused by pain in the thoracolumbar spine in the Silesian female population.
Material and method. The material consisted of 150 women between the ages of 40 and 60 from the Śląskie Voivodeship. The study used: the author’s questionnaire, Menopausal Symptom Assessment Scale (MRS) and the Oswestry Questionnaire. The collected material was subjected to statistical analysis.
Results. There was a wide variation in the incidence of menopause symptoms among respondents. Correlation analysis showed that there are statistically significant differences between all menopausal symptoms and lower back pain. Over half of the respondents (56.7%) struggled with excessive body weight. 79% of women have a moderate degree of disability.
Conclusions. The most common symptoms of menopause are psychological symptoms. The respondents have pain in the lumbar spine. The vast majority of women have a moderate degree of disability resulting from pain in the lower spine, the higher the body mass index result, the greater the sensation of somatic and vegetative symptoms and urogenital symptoms. The obtained data encourage a deeper and broader analysis of the phenomenon.

Key words:
pain, women, menopause

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Wskaźnik masy ciała a stabilność posturalna i ryzyko upadku kobiet po 60. roku życia

Paulina Handzlik, Katarzyna Karkoszka, Joanna Czesak

P. Handzlik, K. Karkoszka, J. Czesak – Body mass index, postural stability and the risk for falls in women over 60. Fizjoterapia Polska 2020; 20(3); 76-83

Streszczenie
Cel pracy. Celem pracy była ocena stabilności posturalnej oraz ryzyka upadku kobiet po 60. roku życia, a także ocena współzależności pomiędzy wskaźnikiem masy ciała a stabilnością posturalną i ryzykiem upadku.
Materiał i metody. Badania zostały przeprowadzone na grupie 74 kobiet w wieku od 60 do 85 lat, będących uczestniczkami turnusu rehabilitacyjnego w sanatorium. Badane zostały podzielone na klasy według wskaźnika BMI. Do oceny równowagi wykorzystano specjalistyczne testy oceny równowagi. Za pomocą testu sięgania (Functional Reach Test, FRT) oraz próby Romberga oceniono stabilność posturalną oraz ryzyko upadku. Platforma stabilometryczna posłużyła do oceny równowagi na podstawie analizy parametrów COP. Natomiast test FRT wykorzystywany jest do oceny zdolności utrzymania równowagi podczas wychylenia ciała w przód oraz do oceny ryzyka upadku.
Wyniki. Analiza wyników Functional Reach Test nie wykazała istotnego wpływu współczynnika masy ciała na równowagę. Analiza wyników uzyskanych w próbie Romberga pokazała istotnie statystyczny wpływ współczynnika masy ciała na część zmierzonych parametrów.
Wnioski. Wskaźnik masy ciała BMI nie wpływa istotnie na wyniki uzyskane w teście FRT. Analiza przeprowadzonych testów wykazała, że osoby z nadwagą i otyłością mają większy problem z utrzymaniem równowagi w przypadku występowania czynnika zaburzającego.
W przypadku osób po 60. roku życia może to być dodatkowy czynnik zwiększający ryzyko upadku.
Słowa kluczowe:
stabilność posturalna, ryzyko upadku, kobiety, BMI
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