ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016
The effects of short foot exercises and arch support insoles on improvement in the medial longitudinal arch and dynamic balance of flexible flatfoot patients.
Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 39 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Effects of Foot-Core Training on Muscle Activations, Walking, Balance and Lower Extremity Performance in Individuals With Pes Planus
Investigation of Inter-rater and Test-retest Reliability of Y Balance Test in Assessment of Dynamic Balance in Individuals With Pes Planus
Who cites it
39 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of foot orthoses on balance among individuals with flatfoot: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
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- Evidence for Intrinsic Foot Muscle Training in Improving Foot Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of athletic training · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of the Short-Foot Exercise on Foot Alignment and Muscle Hypertrophy in Flatfoot Individuals: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of interventions anticipated to improve plantar intrinsic foot muscle strength on fall-related dynamic function in adults: a systematic review.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of intrinsic foot muscles training on foot function and dynamic postural balance: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of taping techniques on arch deformation in adults with pes planus: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Targeted exercise improves functional movement performance and alters movement screening relationships in females with flexible flatfeet.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Local and non-local effects (on the posterior chain) of four weeks of foot exercises: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- A four-week minimalist shoe walking intervention influences foot posture and balance in young adults-a randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2024Trial
- The combined effect of short foot exercises and orthosis in symptomatic flexible flatfoot: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Trial
- Combined Use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Short Foot Exercise Improves Navicular Height, Muscle Size, Function Mobility, and Risk of Falls in Healthy Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Randomized Clinical Trial: The Effect of Exercise of the Intrinsic Muscle on Foot Pronation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Impact of Material Stiffness on Medial Arch Support and Stress Redistribution in 3D-Printed Insoles for Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Foot arch morphology and lower-limb biomechanical characteristics in university students: a cross-sectional multifactorial analysis of 1,078 participants.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Finite Element-Based Biomechanical Evaluation of Patient-Specific Insoles for a Pediatric Patient with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Using the Taguchi Method.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Influence of Prefabricated Foot Orthosis Use on the Modification of Foot Posture in Adults with Pronated Feet: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Relationship of Physical Factors to the Acceptability and Unacceptability of Short Foot Exercise: A Preliminary Study.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- The effects of combined exercises, short foot exercises, and short foot exercises with isometric hip abduction on navicular drop, static parameters, and postural sway in women with flat foot: A randomized trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
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Abstract
[Purpose] The purpose of the present study is to apply short foot exercises and arch support insoles in order to improve the medial longitudinal arch of flatfoot and compare the results to identify the effects of the foregoing exercises on the dynamic balance of the feet and the lower limbs. [Subjects and Methods] Fourteen university students with flexible flatfoot were selected by conducting navicular drop tests and randomly assigned to a short foot exercise group of seven subjects and an arch support insoles group of seven subjects. The intervention in the experiment was implemented for 30 minutes per time, three times per week for five weeks in total. [Results] In inter-group comparison conducted through navicular drop tests and Y-balance tests, the short foot exercise group showed significant differences. Among intra-group comparisons, in navicular drop tests, the short foot exercise group showed significant decreases. In Y-balance tests, both the short foot exercise group and the arch support insoles group showed significant increases. [Conclusion] In the present study, it could be seen that to improve flatfoot, applying short foot exercises was more effective than applying arch support insoles in terms of medial longitudinal arch improvement and dynamic balance ability.
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