| EFFECT OF BACKSTROKE SWIMMING TRAINING ON FLEXIBLE FLAT FOOT POSTURE IMPROVEMENT |
| Paper ID : 1748-SPORTCONGRESS |
| Authors |
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maryam ahmadiani j *1, آذر آقایاری2 1پیام نور 2دانشگاه پیام نور |
| Abstract |
| Introduction: Flexible Flat Foot Posture is one of the most common Musculoskeletal Disorders among Students. flexible flatfoot causes a reduction in the height of the Navicular Bone and, in more severe cases, leads to the loss of the Medial Longitudinal Arch. In the research literature, the effectiveness of Backstroke Swimming training in correcting flatfoot has been rarely addressed. Therefore, aim of this study was to investigate the effect of backstroke swimming training on navicular drop and arch index in female students with flexible flat feet. Methods: In this Quasi-Experimental study, which employed a pre-test and post-test research design with a control group, 30 subjects were purposefully selected and randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group (N=15) and a control group (N=15). Before and after the interventions, the navicular drop test was used to assess the amount of navicular drop and Staheli index was used to assess the arch index. The experimental group performed backstroke swimming training for 8 weeks, three sessions per week, for 60 minutes, while the control group did not perform any training during this period. To analyze the data obtained from the present study, one-way ANOVA test were used to examine intergroup differences. Results: Intergroup analysis showed that there was no significant difference in navicular drop and arch high between the experimental and control groups in the pre-test (p>0.05), but there were significant differences in navicular drop and arch high between the experimental and control groups in the post-test (p<0.05). Conclusion: it can be concluded that 8 weeks of backstroke swimming exercises have a significant effect on navicular drop, ankle range of motion, and arch index in 12 and 13-year-old female students with flexible flat feet. |
| Keywords |
| Backstroke Swimming Training, Flexible Flat Foot Posture, Navicular Drop |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
