Effects of Foot Structure Type on Core Stability in University Athletes

Purpose: This study assessed the impact of different types of medial foot arch on postural stability and core center of gravity muscle activity among collegiate athletes. Methods: The study sample included 103 university-level athletes across various sports (soccer, rugby, basketball, volleyball, fi...

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Autores: Moreno-Barriga, Orlando Santiago, Romero-Morales, Carlos, Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Ricardo, Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena, Gómez-Salgado, Juan, Caballero-López, Julio, Vidal-Valverde, Liz Carol, Lopez-Lopez, Daniel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repositorio:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
OAI Identifier:oai:burjcdigital.urjc.es:10115/40771
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10115/40771
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:Purpose: This study assessed the impact of different types of medial foot arch on postural stability and core center of gravity muscle activity among collegiate athletes. Methods: The study sample included 103 university-level athletes across various sports (soccer, rugby, basketball, volleyball, field tennis, table tennis, karate, and cheerleading) from the College of Magdalena (Colombia) who exhibited distinct types of medial foot arch: 32 high, 35 low, and 36 neutral arches. Surface electromyography (sEMG) was employed to assess conduction velocity, magnitude values, latency, and fatigue in focal muscles including the spinal erector (SE), internal oblique (IO), external oblique (EO), and rectus abdominis (AR), while measurements of static and dynamic postural control were also considered. Post hoc analysis was performed with Bonferroni correction for all electromyographically measured muscle groups, as well as for measurements of static and dynamic postural stability. Pearson's or Spearman's correlation t