فهرست مطالب سید مجید علوی مهر

Training of elastic walking is a new method for elasticity in gait and correction of the distribution pattern of plantar pressure in patients with low back pain during gait. This study aimed to investigate the distribution pattern of plantar pressure during gait in women with low back pain following 8 weeks-training of elastic walking.

The present study was quasi-experimental. In this research, 20 women with low back pain were divided into control (n=11) and experimental (n=9) groups. Subjects from the experimental group performed elastic gait training for 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks while the control group didn’t have any exercise program. The plantar pressure variables included the peak of vertical ground reaction forces, the time to peak of ground reaction forces, loading rate, the peak of plantar pressure on the ten foot regions, the peak of ground reaction forces on the ten foot regions, and displacement of the pressure center in two internal-external (copx) and anterior-posterior (copy) lines. The distribution pattern of plantar pressure during gait was recorded by a foot scan system (Sampling rate 300 Hz) in pre-training and post-training. Two-way ANOVA was used to analyze the data. The significance level was set at P < 0.05.

In the experimental group, the results of this study demonstrated lower peak vertical reaction force (FzMS component) during post-test compared with pre-test (P = 0.002). Moreover, findings showed that the main effect of group on peak pressure in the mid-foot region was significant (P = 0.011). The results showed no significant difference concerning the main effect of group, the main effect of time and effect, interaction time and group on peak vertical reaction force, displacement of pressure center, vertical loading rate, and walking stance time (P > 0.05).

The findings of this study showed that training of elastic walking does not have a significant effect on stance time. Also, training of elastic walking in the experimental group reduced the peak vertical ground reaction force (FzMS component) during the post-test compared with the pre-test that can correct the walking pattern and improve the chronic low back pain.

Plantar pressure variables and their measurement and comparison can be considered as a useful tool for assessing the effectiveness of motion, especially in patients with low back pain. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of walking with internal and external attention on the balance and foot pressure patterns in patients with low back pain.
The sample of the present trial study included 15 women (Age: 22.86±1.15 years, Height: 162.53±1.54 cm, Weight: 61.06±2.42 kg) with low back pain. Plantar pressure values were recorded during normal walking, internal, and external attention walking using a foot scan system with 300 Hz sample rate. All analyses were performed using SPSS, version 22. A repeated measures ANOVA was used for statistical analysis.
The results showed an increase in the time to peak of ground reaction force values during heel-contact, mid-stance, and push-off phases in the internal attention walking compared to normal walking conditions and increased walking with internal attention compared to walking with external attention conditions. The ground reaction force and the plantar pressure peak values on the Metatarsal 2 region increased in normal walking compared to walking with internal attention conditions and increased in walking with external attention as compared to walking with internal attention conditions. The ground reaction force peak values on the lateral heel region increased in normal walking compared to internal attention walking conditions and increased in external attention walking compared to internal attention walking conditions.
Internal and external attention walking conditions do not have significant effects on stance time. Also, the loading rate of ground reaction force values decreased in internal attention walking as compared to external attention walking conditions.

Foot orthoses are often used to correct altered gait patterns. However, effect of long term use of arch support foot orthoses on walking mechanics is not well understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of long term use of arch support foot orthoses on the asymmetry indices of ground reaction forces during stance phase of walking in male children with flexible flat feet.

Fifteen male volunteered children (with their parents’ permission) with flexible flat feet were evaluated. Walking ground reaction forces and kinematic data before and after four months use of foot orthoses were recorded by force plate and Vicon motion system, respectively. Then, the asymmetry indices of ground reaction force components were calculated.

The results show that asymmetry index of the medio-lateral component of ground reaction force in loading response and push off phases during pre-test were higher than 4% (normal value). Also asymmetry index of its time to peak during the mid-stance phase in the pre-test were higher than normal value. Moreover, findings did not show any significant differences in asymmetry indices of other ground reaction force components and their time to peak, impulses and vertical loading rate between pre-test and post-test conditions.

Despite the high asymmetry values of the peak medio-lateral component and it’s time to peak in children with flexible flat feet during pre-test; long-term use of the foot orthoses did not show any significant effect on the improvement of the asymmetry index of these components. However, long-term wearing of the foot orthoses reduced asymmetry index of the peak positive free moment amplitude.

Lower back pain is a common orthopedic illness that has a reasonable relationship to pronated foot. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of resistance training with Thera-Band on the electromyography frequency domain of trunk and lower limb muscles of patients with both low back pain and pronated feet during walking. This clinical trial study was carried out at the University of Mohaghegh Ardebil in 2018. At first 30 men with low back pain and pronated feet were selected by convenience sampling and then randomly divided into control (n=15) and experimental (n=15) groups. An electromyographic system was used to record the activity of trunk and lower limb muscles during walking. Two-way ANOVA was used for statistical analysis. During the post-test phase compared with the pre-test phase in the experimental group, the median frequency of the tibialis anterior muscle (p=0.013) was lower during the loading response phase and the median frequency of the abdominal external oblique muscle (p=0.015) was larger during the loading response phase. In addition, during the post-test phase compared with the pre-test phase in the experimental group, the median frequency of the abdominal external oblique muscle (p=0.029) was higher during the push off phase. Also, during the loading response phase, the main effect of the group on the median frequency of biceps femoris (p=0.015) and erector spine (p=0.009) was statistically significant. Considering the high activity of the tibialis anterior muscle in the patients with low back pain with pronated feet compared to the healthy subjects, there was a significant reduction in the median frequency of the tibialis anterior muscle during post-test compared with the pre-test during the loading response phase that shows the positive effects of this exercise protocol.

The asymmetry index during walking can be used for clinical treatment. This study was done to determine the immediate and long-term effects of foot orthoses on asymmetry of ground reaction forces frequency spectrum in male children with flat foot during walking. This clinical trial study was done on fifteen children with flat foot. Subjects were randomly divided into without foot orthoses, immediate and long term usage of foot orthoses groups. The kinematic and kinetic data during three without foot orthoses, immediate and long term use of foot orthoses conditions were recorded by the motion analysis and force platform systems, respectively. Asymmetry index of medio-lateral frequency spectrum component during walking without foot orthoses, immediate and long term use of orthoses in median frequency and band width were greater than 4 percent. There were not any significant differences in asymmetry index of ground reaction force frequency spectrum components, asymmetry index of essential harmony numbers, asymmetry index of essential harmony total powers, and asymmetry index of fundamental harmony number in vertical, anterior-posterior,  and medio-lateral axes between without foot orthoses, immediate and long term use of foot orthoses conditions. However, asymmetry index of essential harmony total power in medio-lateral axis during immediate use of foot orthoses tend to be reduced than that walking without foot orthoses. However, this difference was not significant. Despite the high asymmetry index of the ground reaction force frequency spectrum in the medio-lateral component during walking without foot orthoses, immediate and long-term effects of foot orthoses in the median and bandwidth frequency variables, the acute or long term use of foot orthoses did not show any significant effect on improvement of asymmetry index of ground reaction force frequency spectrum components.

Foot orthoses are often used to correct altered gait patterns. The purpose of this study was to investigate how foot orthoses can modify the magnitude of three dimensional ankle, knee, and hip joints kinematics during stance phase of walking in children with flexible flat feet. Three dimensional kinematic data were collected from 15 male children (age: 10.3 ± 1.5 years) suffering from flexible flat feet. In order to obtain the kinematics data, a Vicon motion capture system was used. Arch support foot orthoses were used as an intervention. ANOVA repeated measure test was used for statistical analysis (α =0.05). The results of data analysis showed that shoe insole can decrease the peak knee (P0.05). The foot orthoses used in this study were observed to have positive systematic effects on kinematic data during stance phase of walking. Therefore, using of this orthoses was recommended for male children with flexible flat feet. Moreover, the findings of this study may be used as a guidance for future researches in this field

Aims and The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of elastic gait training on the peak plantar pressure variables and peak forces of 10 regions of the foot, peak of vertical force, time to peak of vertical force and displacement of center of pressure in patients with low back pain during running.
The sample of this study included 29 men with low back pain. These subjects were divided into control (n=12) and experimental (n=17) groups. The experimental group did elastic gait training for 6 weeks. Peak plantar pressure variables during both pre and post-test were recorded by a foot scan system (sample rate: 300 Hz).
Findings: In the experimental group, findings demonstrated greater peak force on lateral part of the heel during posttest than in pre-test. Moreover, lower peak pressure in the fourth and fifth metatarsal regions were observed during post-test than in pre-test. In control group, greater peak forces in third metatarsal part, lateral, and medial parts of the heel were observed during post-test compared to pre-test.
Findings of this study demonstrated that elastic gait training did not have any significant effect on stance time. Also, elastic gait training increased peak force in lateral part of the heel and decreased peak pressure in fourth and fifth metatarsal parts.

Individuals with flat foot may have sensorimotor impairments that affect coordination at the lower limb joints. The purpose of the present study was to compare joint coupling angles of the lower limbs during walking with and without arch support foot orthoses in children with flexible flat foot.
A total of 15 male teenagers (age: 10.3±1.5 year) with flexible flat foot, after obtaining their parents’ permission, volunteered to participate in the study. Three-dimensional kinematic data were collected while subjects walk with and without arch support foot orthoses. The intra-joint coupling angles were calculated using a vector coding technique. Paired sample t-test was used for statistical analysis. Alpha level was set at P
The results demonstrated that there are significant differences in ankle-knee intra-joint coupling angles in both sagittal (P=0.002) and frontal (P=0.035) planes between the control and experimental groups during loading response phase, while the results also demonstrated that foot orthotic device reduce horizontal knee–hip coupling angle significantly during loading response (P=0.008), mid stance (P=0.009), and push off (P During orthoses condition, knee flexion angle was greater than that of sagittal ankle joint motion. This indicated positive effects of orthoses in injury prevention. The arch support foot orthoses that was used in the present study in male children with flat foot caused the highest alterations in lower limb intra-joint coupling angles in loading response phase. However, further study is needed to prove thie claim.

The prevalence of flexible flat foot in children was reported between 20 -78% in previous studies. Flat foot can result into mechanical deviations in lower limb alignment during walking. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the immediate effects of medical insole on loading rate, impulse, and free moment in children with flat foot during walking.
Material and

The present study was a clinical trial done in Sport Biomechanics Laboratory of Islamic Azad University of Hamadan in 2016. Fifteen children with flat foot (Navicular drop greater than 10 mm) from Hamadan schools participated in this study. The kinetic and kinematic data were recorded by the force plate and motion analysis system, respectively. Paired sample t-test was used for statistical analysis.

Using medical insole, the mediolateral ground reaction force component increased by 12.6% during push­-off phase (p=0.015). In the medical insole condition, the time to reach the peak of vertical ground reaction force component during mid-stance increased by 5.9% (p=0.044). In the medical insole condition, the time to reach the peak of mediolateral ground reaction force component during heel-contact and push-off increased by 10.1% (p

The used medical insole in this study can possibly have positive effects on the amplitudes of ground reaction forces. However, this medical insole did not have any significant effect on the vertical loading rate and free moment values.