Studies in Sport Medicine

The Comparison of Kinetic Parameters between Flexible Flatfoot and Normal Foot Football Players during Single Leg Drop – Landing

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Hashem Piri 1
Reza Rajabi 2
Hooman Minoonejad 3
Farhad Tabatabai Ghomshe 4
Hamed Abbasi 5

1 Ph.D. Student of Corrective Exercises and Sports Injuries, University of Tehran

2 Professor of Sports Medicine, University of Tehran

3 Associated Professor of Corrective Exercises and Sports Injuries, University of Tehran

4 Associated Professor of Biomechanics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences

5 Assistant Professor of Corrective Exercises and Sports Injuries, Sport Sciences Research Institute of Iran

https://doi.org/10.22089/smj.2018.1141
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare maximum vertical, and posterior ground reaction force and loading rate between flexible flatfoot and normal foot football players in single leg drop – landing from 30 cm height. 10 flexible flatfoot and 11 normal foot football players participated in this study. After warm- up and familiarization with single leg drop-landing task, each participant performed 5 successful trials. The results showed that, there is no significant difference in maximum vertical ground reaction force, maximum posterior ground reaction force and loading rate between flexible flatfoot football players and normal foot football players. Kinetic parameters in flexible flatfoot football players probably can’t be result in injury incidence in this population.

Keywords

Flexible Flatfoot
Drop Landing
Single Leg
Football Players
Kinetic
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Studies in Sport Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 22
Fall 2017 & Winter 2018
November 2017
Pages 67-80

  • Receive Date 02 January 2017
  • Revise Date 24 January 2017
  • Accept Date 04 February 2017

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