Acute Changes in Foot Morphology and Plantar Pressures During Barefoot Running

The acute changes that occur in foot morphology and the distribution of plantar pressures during barefoot running after applying a barefoot running protocol was analyzed. A total of 42 subjects of both sexes participated in the study, divided into shod (SH) (n=20) and barefoot (BF) (n=22). The foot’...

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Authors: Sánchez, Celso, Alegre Durán, Luis María
Format: article
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repository:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/25200
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10578/25200
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Plantar arch
Plantar footprint
Plantar pressure
Pominant foot
Running
Barefoot
Biomechanics
Arco plantar
Huella plantar
Presión plantar
Pie dominante
Carrera
Descalzo
Biomecánica
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Summary:The acute changes that occur in foot morphology and the distribution of plantar pressures during barefoot running after applying a barefoot running protocol was analyzed. A total of 42 subjects of both sexes participated in the study, divided into shod (SH) (n=20) and barefoot (BF) (n=22). The foot’s anthropometry, arch index (AI) and plantar pressures were evaluated before and after the intervention, which consisted in running at 3.05 m‧s-1 during 20 min. The nondominant foot of the BF group decreased the height of its plantar arch (AI pre=0.20, AI post=0.22, p=0.01, ES=0.4). Furthermore, the barefoot race caused in the nondominant feet smaller decreases of plantar pressure and smaller decreases of the plantar support surface than running with shoes.