The Influence Of Demographic And Foot Morphological Characteristics On Intrinsic Foot Muscle Strength

• DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000986440.53397.e5
• Publication Date: 2023-09-26T08:58:54Z
• Authors: Jennifer Xu; Susan A. Saliba; Dante D. Goss
• Keywords: Foot (prosody); Demographics

The intrinsic foot muscles (IFM) are important as they support the medial longitudinal arch of and control deformation during gait, but it is relatively unknown how much demographic morphology affect IFM strength levels. PURPOSE: To determine influence demographics on muscle in healthy individuals. METHODS: Thirty-seven individuals (4 males, 33 females) participated this study. was assessed a hook-lying position. Participants pressed their toes down onto card attached to hanging scale resisted assessor pulling out, similar short exercise with isometric toe flexion. Peak force recorded for 3 trials under each following conditions: 1) great (GT) dominant foot, 2) lesser (LT) 3) GT non-dominant, 4) LT non-dominant. Foot length width, along height girth at 50% length, were weight-bearing indicated if had previous experience flexion action, ratings perceived exertion difficulty, activity level over past 7 days International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Pearson correlation coefficients determined between values, morphology, participant demographics. RESULTS: Means, SD correlations reported (Table 1). Several variables small significant correlations. CONCLUSION: weak-to-small strength, suggest that other factors may explain variance e.g., activation, motor control, or greater period time. position can also be affected by laxity structure. Lastly, injured could have different results pain inhibit generation.