ANALYSIS OF LONGITUDINAL PLANTAR ARCH IN FEMALE ARTISTIC GYMNASTS

Miriam  Kalichová; Petr Hedbávný; Petr Dolana

doi:10.52165/sgj.10.2.203-216

Authors

Miriam Kalichová Faculty of Sport Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Petr Hedbávný Faculty of Sport Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Petr Dolana Faculty of Sport Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52165/sgj.10.2.203-216

Keywords:

Gymnastics, women, foot arch, Emed, Chippaux-Šmiřák

Abstract

The aim of the study was to use plantographic measurements to analyse the condition of longitudinal plantar arch in a group of female artistic gymnasts and to find out to which characteristics of gymnasts they are related. The study group included 52 artistic gymnasts at a high performance level. Using static measurement on an Emed platform plantographs were acquired which were then evaluated by the Chippaux-Šmiřák method, the results were then scaled according to Klementa norms. In 89 measured feet out of 104 a high longitudinal foot arch was detected. Out of these 5 were slightly high, 14 were medium high and 70 were very high. The remaining 15 gymnasts had a normal longitudinal foot arch. By calculating the Pearson correlation coefficient we found out that with the duration of gymnastic practice the height of foot arch decreases (r = 0.47), these changes might also be affected by increasing BMI (r = -0.51) during growing up. Regarding the condition of preferred and non-preferred foot, no statistically significant difference was found out (p = 0.44). Based on the results we recommend compensatory exercises aiming to plantar flexors stretching to be included in artistic gymnasts’ preparation.

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