Open AccessEffects of the upright body type exercise program on foot balance in female high school students
Author(s) -
Son NamYoung,
Lee JoongSook,
Yang JeongOk,
Lee BomJin,
Han DongWook
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-7-s1-a135
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , foot (prosody) , medicine , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , scoliosis , orthopedic surgery , body weight , surgery , philosophy , linguistics
Background The foot balance is strongly associated with the body posture which in turn, contributes to musculoskeletal functioning. Unfortunately, children and adolescents in these day often encounter some problems with spinal alignment such as scoliosis, due to the sedentary lifestyle. Conversely, An exercise program specially designed for body posture and balance may be the key to solve these programs. However, not much research has been conducted to determine the benefits of exercise in relation to correct the body posture, as well as foot balance. Materials and methods The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an upright body-type exercise program on the foot balance in female high school students. Forteen female