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Comparison of the Intrinsic Foot Muscle Activities between Therapeutic and Three-Dimensional Foot-Ankle Exercises in Healthy Adults: An Explanatory Study
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 17, Issue 19, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 7189, p 7189 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background: In recent years, a three-dimensional ankle exercise has been proposed as a practice for strengthening the intrinsic foot muscles, however this topic still requires further research. This study aimed to compare the activities of the intrinsic muscles in healthy participants during 3D foot&ndash<br />ankle exercises, namely, short foot (SF), and toe spread out (TSO). Methods: Prior to the experiment, 16 healthy adults were trained on how to perform SF, TSO, and 3D foot&ndash<br />ankle exercises for an hour. Once all participants passed the foot&ndash<br />ankle exercise performance test, we randomly measured the activity of the intrinsic foot muscles using electromyography while the patients were performing foot&ndash<br />ankle exercises. Results: The abductor hallucis (AbH), extensor hallucis longus (EHL), and flexor hallucis brevis (FHB) activities showed significant differences among the exercises for intrinsic foot muscle strengthening (p &lt<br />0.01). Additionally, the AbH/AdH (adductor hallucis) ratio showed significant differences among the exercises for strengthening the intrinsic foot muscles (p &lt<br />0.01). Conclusions: Our results showed that the 3D extension exercise is as effective as the therapeutic exercise in terms of the AbH and FHB activities, and the AbH/AdH ratio. On the contrary, the 3D flexion exercise showed superiority in terms of the EHL activity.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Muscle strengthening
foot–ankle exercise
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
lcsh:Medicine
Electromyography
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
Article
short foot
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Foot muscles
medicine
Humans
Muscle, Skeletal
Exercise
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
lcsh:R
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
030229 sport sciences
intrinsic foot muscle
Exercise Therapy
toe spread out
medicine.anatomical_structure
Therapeutic exercise
Ankle exercises
Short foot
Female
Ankle
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Foot (unit)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....231ca8388fbd6510534c259bec7ca023
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197189