ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016
Relationships of ultrasound measures of intrinsic foot muscle cross-sectional area and muscle volume with maximum toe flexor muscle strength and physical performance in young adults.
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- A four-week minimalist shoe walking intervention influences foot posture and balance in young adults-a randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2024Trial
- Impact of Short Foot Muscle Exercises on Quality of Movement and Flexibility in Amateur Runners.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- The Influence of Plantar Short Foot Muscle Exercises on the Lower Extremity Muscle Strength and Power in Proximal Segments of the Kinematic Chain in Long-Distance Runners.BioMed research international · 2019Trial
- Validity of MRI and Ultrasound Volume Measurements of Foot Muscles and Plantar Fascia Cross-Sectional Area Within Older Adults With and Without Chronic Plantar Fasciitis.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2025Article
- Characterization of Great Toe Extension Strength Using ToeScale-A Novel Portable Device.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of a 12-week intrinsic foot muscle strengthening training (STIFF) on gait in older adults: a parallel randomized controlled trial protocol.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
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- Association between Toe Pressure Strength in the Standing Position and Maximum Walking Speed in Older Adults.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2023Article
- Current evidence regarding 2D ultrasonography monitoring of intrinsic foot muscle properties: A systematic review.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Activation Capacity of the Intrinsic Musculature of the Foot in Handball Athletes with Chronic Ankle Instability.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Associations between the size of individual plantar intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscles and toe flexor strength.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2022Article
- Intra-assessor reliability and measurement error of ultrasound measures for foot muscle morphology in older adults using a tablet-based ultrasound machine.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2022Article
- Asymmetry and changes in the neuromuscular profile of short-track athletes as a result of strength training.PloS one · 2021Article
- How to Evaluate and Improve Foot Strength in Athletes: An Update.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2019Review
- Foot Characteristics and Falls among Community-dwelling Independent Elderly Women Who Can Walk Outdoors.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2019Article
- Reliability and correlates of cross-sectional area of abductor hallucis and the medial belly of the flexor hallucis brevis measured by ultrasound.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2018Review
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Abstract
[Purpose] To investigate the relationships between toe flexor muscle strength with (TFS-5-toes) and without (TFS-4-toes) the contribution of the great toe, anatomical and physiological muscle cross-sectional areas (CSA) of intrinsic toe flexor muscle and physical performance were measured. [Subjects] Seventeen men (82% sports-active) and 17 women (47% sports-active), aged 20 to 35 years, volunteered. [Methods] Anatomical CSA was measured in two intrinsic toe flexor muscles (flexor digitorum brevis [FDB] and abductor hallucis) by ultrasound. Muscle volume and muscle length of the FDB were also estimated, and physiological CSA was calculated. [Results] Both TFS-5-toes and TFS-4-toes correlated positively with walking speed in men (r=0.584 and r=0.553, respectively) and women (r=0.748 and r=0.533, respectively). Physiological CSA of the FDB was significantly correlated with TFS-5-toes (r=0.748) and TFS-4-toes (r=0.573) in women. In men, physiological CSA of the FDB correlated positively with TFS-4-toes (r=0.536), but not with TFS-5-toes (r=0.333). [Conclusion] Our results indicate that physiological CSA of the FDB is moderately associated with TFS-4-toes while toe flexor strength correlates with walking performance.
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