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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.6.150

Effects of Gastrocnemius Muscle Length on the Dynamic Balance and Antero-posterior Pressure Distribution of Foot  

Lee, Won-Hwee (Division of Physical therapy, Jeonju vision College)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.6, 2019 , pp. 150-157 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was investigate the effect of gastrocnemius(GCM) muscle length on the dynamic balance and antero-posterior pressure distribution of foot. Thirty subjects were recruited and each subject was classified with control experimental and control group according to GCM muscle length. The experimental group included subjects with shortness of GCM muscle length, the control group included subjects with normal length of GCM. The dynamic balance and antero-posterior pressure distribution of foot were measured by Biorescue equipment. To evaluate dynamic balance, we collected data of limit of stability in antero-posterior direction. We analyzed the data by using independent t-test. The alpha level was set 0.05. The results showed that the dynamic balance and antero-posterior pressure distribution of foot were significantly different between two groups (p<0.05). This study suggests that the shortness of GCM affects anterior limited of stability in dynamic balance and anterior pressure distribution of foot. Therefore, it is important to maintain optimal GCM muscle length for normal balance ability and prevention of musculoskeletal disease.
Keywords
Balance; Foot Pressure Distribution; Gastrocnemius; Limit Of Stability; Muscle Length;
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