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ArticleBrazilian journal of physical therapy

Hip passive stiffness is associated with midfoot passive stiffness.

Clara de Castro Fajardo, Thais Brasil Cardoso, Bruna Antônia Gontijo, Fabrício Anício de Magalhães, Thales Rezende de Souza, Sérgio Teixeira da Fonseca, Juliana de Melo Ocarino, Renan Alves Resende

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Article in Brazilian journal of physical therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Clara de Castro FajardoSchool of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Thais Brasil CardosoSchool of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Bruna Antônia GontijoSchool of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Fabrício Anício de MagalhãesSchool of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Thales Rezende de SouzaSchool of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Sérgio Teixeira da FonsecaSchool of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Juliana de Melo OcarinoSchool of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Renan Alves ResendeSchool of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: renan.aresende@gmail.com.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHip motion in the transverse plane is coupled with foot motion in the frontal plane during closed kinematic activities, such as gait. Considering that movement patterns and bone alignment might influence passive mechanical properties of joints in the long term, it is possible that hip passive stiffness and foot complex stiffness and alignment are related to each other.

objectivesTo investigate whether hip passive stiffness, midfoot passive stiffness and shank-forefoot alignment are related to each other.

methodThirty healthy adult individuals with a mean age of 25.4 years participated (18 women and 12 men). The Foot Torsimeter was used to measure midfoot stiffness, and hip stiffness and foot alignment were measured using clinical measures. Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients were calculated to test the associations between each pair of variables, with α = 0.05.

resultsHip stiffness was positively correlated with midfoot absolute stiffness (r = 0.41, p = 0.02), indicating that increased hip stiffness is associated with increased midfoot stiffness. There were no associations between shank-forefoot alignment and the other variables.

conclusionsIn clinical settings, individuals with reduced hip passive stiffness may also have reduced midfoot passive stiffness, and vice versa. Shank-forefoot alignment is not linearly associated with hip or midfoot passive stiffness.

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FootGaitAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaFemaleHandHumansLegMaleAcetabulofemoral jointFootPassive mechanical propertiesPhysical therapyShank-forefoot alignment

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PMID33658164
PMCPMC8536852
OpenAlexW3130990606

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