Relationship Between Foot Posture, Toe Flexor Strength, and Balance in Adolescents

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-08-20

Study Completion Date

2025-09-28

Brief Summary

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The foot plays a critical role in movement and postural control, with toe flexor strength linked to gait, performance, and stability. While these relationships are well studied in adults, evidence in adolescents is limited. Pes planovalgus may reduce push-off capacity and weaken postural responses through decreased toe muscle strength. This study aims to examine the relationship between foot posture, toe flexor strength, and balance, focusing on anterior-posterior center of pressure changes in adolescents.

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Detailed Description

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The foot, as the most distal part of the kinetic chain in contact with the ground, plays a key role in body movements and maneuvers. Toe flexor strength has been linked to gait speed, physical performance, and functional ability. Toe orientation and stability influence the center of pressure and surface adaptation, with the hallux being particularly important for postural control during weight shifts. While the relationship between toe strength and postural sway is established in adults, evidence in children and adolescents is limited. Pes planovalgus, characterized by a lowered medial longitudinal arch, can impair push-off mechanics and is associated with weaker toe muscles and poorer postural responses. However, the effect of foot posture and toe strength on anterior-posterior center of pressure changes-a marker of dynamic balance-remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the relationship between foot posture, toe flexor strength, balance, and postural control in adolescents.

Conditions

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Adolescent Foot Posture Index Score Toe Flexor Strength Flat Foot Acquired Bilateral (Pes Planus) Balance Assessment

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Participants

Adolescents between 12-18 years old

Assesment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Foot posture, toe muscle strength and balance assesment

Interventions

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Assesment

Foot posture, toe muscle strength and balance assesment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adolescents aged 12-18 years, who have provided informed consent from both their guardian and themselves, will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals with acute lower extremity injury or pain
* Individuals with a history of lower extremity injury
* Individuals with leg length discrepancy
* Individuals diagnosed with scoliosis

Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes