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ArticleScientific reports2025

Plantar intrinsic foot muscle activity and its relationship with postural sway during single-legged and bipedal tiptoe standing in ballet dancers.

Hiroshi Fukuyama, Sumiaki Maeo, Yuki Kusagawa, Tadao Isaka

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Hiroshi FukuyamaResearch Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan. fukuyamahiroshi1103@gmail.com.
Sumiaki MaeoFaculty of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan.
Yuki KusagawaResearch Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan.
Tadao IsakaFaculty of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During tiptoe standing, especially with the single-legged support, the foot joints in ballet dancers are heavily loaded. Thus, the activity of the plantar intrinsic foot muscles (PIFMs), which stabilize the foot joints, may be important in reducing postural sway during tiptoe standing. We compared PIFM activity during single-legged and bipedal tiptoe standing and examined its relationship to postural sway in dancers. In 11 female ballet dancers, the electromyography (EMG) amplitudes of PIFMs and the center of pressure (COP) data were recorded during single-legged and bipedal tiptoe standing tasks. The EMG amplitudes were normalized to those during the maximal voluntary contraction, and PIFM activity level and its coefficient of variation over time (EMG-CV

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DancingFootMuscle, SkeletalPostural BalanceAdultElectromyographyFemaleHumansMuscle ContractionPostureYoung AdultCenter of pressureFootHigh-density electromyographyPostural swayTemporal variability

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PMID40410419
PMCPMC12102164

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