Comparison of preschool children flatfoot evaluation methods before and after kinesitherapy

Research object: Comparison of preschool children flatfoot evaluation methods before and after kinesitherapy. Research aim: Evaluate comparisons of flatfoot evaluation methods for preschool children before and after kinesitherapy. Research hypothesis: We think that the most accurate methods for estimation of preschool children flatfoot are Chichen method and Chipaux-Smirak index. Research tasks: 1. Estimate foot print of preschool children before and after kinesitherapy by using Chichen method. 2. Estimate foot print of preschool children before and after kinesitherapy by using Chipaux-Smirak method. 3. Estimate foot print of preschool children before and after kinesitherapy by using Staheli index. 4. Estimate foot print of preschool children before and after kinesitherapy by using estimation of Clarke angle. 5. Comparison of used methods. Research problem: Lack of scientific research that is related to flatfoot problem analysis in Lithuania. Conclusions: 1. Preschoool children feet stamps were evaluated by Chichen method. Flat foot of one child in 3-4 years age group became normal after kinesitherapy and pre-flat foot of one child in 4-5 years age group became normal (p<0.05). 2. Preschoool children (3-4 years old) feet stamps were evaluated by Chipaux-Smirak index. 24 children had flatfoot before kinesitherapy. After kinesitherapy, two of them had pre-flat feet and two in-between feet. In 4-5 years old children group, flat foot of one child became normal and in 5-6 years old group pre-flat foot of one child became normal (p<0.05). 3. Preschoool children feet stamps were evaluated by Staheli index. There were no changes before and after kinesitherapy (p<0.05). 4. Preschoool children (3-4 years old) feet stamps were evaluated by Clarke angle before and after kinesitherapy. Pre-flat foot of one child became normal. In 4-5 year age group flat feet of two children became normal. There were no changes in 5-6 year age group before and after kinesitherapy (p<0.05). 5. Kinesitherapy had the least influence for 5-6 year children. The most changes by evaluating children flatfoot before and after kinesitherapy were determined by using Chipaux-Smirak index, no changes were determined by using Staheli index (p