Change of Plantar Pressure and Foot Arch After Juveniles Doing Sports Physical Therapy for Foot and Ankle with Resistance Band

Abstract

It is very common that flat foot occurs in juveniles. This study analyze the data of plantar pressure and foot arch to observe the effect of doing sports physical therapy for foot and ankle with resistance band in juveniles with flatfoot. First we recruited an experimental group of 30 flatfeet and a control group of 30 normal feet. Plantar pressure of mid foot and height of foot arch were measured respectively in two groups. Then experimental group started doing foot and ankle exercise using resistance band for 12 weeks. The plantar pressure of mid foot and height of foot arch were measured in experimental group after 12-week-exercise. Finally the SPSS were performed to analyze the data. It was shown from the results that plantar pressure of mid foot after 12-week exercise were significantly reduced compared with pre-exercise data. The height of foot arch after 12 weeks exercise was significantly higher than pre-exercise data. Furthermore, there was no significant difference between after-exercise data and the control-group data. Foot and ankle exercise using resistance band can significantly improve plantar pressure of mid foot for juveniles with flatfoot. Sports physical therapy of foot and ankle can effectively raise the height of foot arch.