foot pronation
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 12 individuals with dynamic valgus and excessive foot pronation will receive treatment with a corrective insole with plantar arch elevation, defined by computerized baropodometry.
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Sponsors
UFPB - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAÍBA
UFPB - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAÍBA
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers with age between 12 and 50 years; Active practitioners of sports activities, of an amateur nature, of court sports, which involve jumping or turning in an axial axis on the lower limbs, such as: football, volleyball, basketball, handball and tennis; Have dynamic valgus of at least one of the knees, whether this is dominant or not; Have excessive pronation of at least one of the knees, whether this is dominant or not; Do not have lower limb injuries that prevent them from carrying out the proposed assessments or interventions; Are not undergoing drug or physiotherapeutic treatment for any mechanical dysfunction.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Volunteers who drop out of the study or miss any of the assessments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find, through the step down test, an increase in the medial frontal projection angle of the knee, generated by the decrease in foot pronation, imposed by the use of postural insoles and identified by dynamic computerized baropodometry. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactHeber Mendes
Outcome results
None listed