Exercises of the short-foot as a method of pes planus treatment

Karpińska Anna, Wrzesiński Bartłomiej, Piechocka Edyta, Łopatka Patrycja. Exercises of the short-foot as a method of pes planus treatment. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(8):359-368. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1312894 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5662 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/871042 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 25.06.2018. Revised: 28.06.2018. Accepted: 16.07.2018. Exercises of the short-foot as a method of pes planus treatment Anna Karpińska1, ania9422@gmail.com ORCID : 0000-0003-2294-9471 Bartłomiej Wrzesiński2, b.wrzesinski@icloud.com ORCID : 0000-0002-4731-5371 Edyta Piechocka2, piechockaedyta@gmail.com ORCID : 0000-0002-6321-3236 Patrycja Łopatka3, loppatka@gmail.com ORCID : 0000-0002-8137-6557 1 Interdisciplinary Research Club of Geriatrics at the Clinical Geriatry Clinic of University Hospital No. 1 in Bydgoszcz, Poland 2 Scientific Circle at the Department of Ergonomics and Physiology of Physical Effort Collegium Medicum UMK, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland 3 Clinical Department of Oncological Surgery at the Oncological Hospital in Bydgoszcz, Poland Abstract The basic functions of the foot are: shock absorption, taking over the body weight, which determines the correct locomotion. Physiologically, the body weight is based mainly on three points of support: the first and fifth metatarsals bone and in the middle of the heel tumor. Improper arching of the physiological arches of the feet leads to the development of flat feet, which results in improper load distribution on the feet and overloads in all body structures. There are many diagnostic methods to diagnose flatfoot, among them we can distinguish: podoscopy examination and on a podobarography platform. One of the most effective methods of flatfoot treatment are the short-foot exercises. They are aimed at activating the short plantar muscles of the foot responsible for its proper arching. Exercises outside the regulation of muscle work also contribute to the improvement of proprioceptive sensation. Systematically and reliably conducted gymnastics have a beneficial effect on the shape of the feet. Słowa kluczowe: wady stóp, fizjoterapia, płaskostopie, ćwiczenia krótkiej stopy Keywords: foot defects, physiotherapy, pes planus, short-foot exercise