Intrinsic foot muscles have the capacity to change ankle moment during gait
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- Okamura Kazunori
- Okii Clinic： Graduate School of Comprehensive Scientific Research, Prefectural University of Hiroshima
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- Kanai Shusaku
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima
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- Okii Akira
- Okii Clinic：
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- Egawa Kohei
- Okii Clinic：
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- Yamamoto Masataka
- Department of Rehabilitation, Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical Center
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- Oki Sadaaki
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 足部内在筋は歩行中の足関節モーメントを変化させる機能を有する
- ソクブ ナイザイキン ワ ホコウ チュウ ノ アシカンセツ モーメント オ ヘンカ サセル キノウ オ ユウスル
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Abstract
<p>【Objective】The purpose of this study was to examine whether the intrinsic foot muscles have the capacity to change ankle moment during gait. 【Methods】Eleven healthy male subjects participated in this study. The change in ankle moment during stance phase that results from the reinforcement of the intrinsic foot muscles stimulated by electrical stimulation was analyzed. 【Result】Following the electrical stimulation of the intrinsic foot muscles duringstance phase, the maximum internal ankle eversion moment significantly increased (p<0.05). However, the maximum values of other internal ankle moments (plantar flexion and abduction) did not change. 【Conclusion】The results of this study indicated that not only the increased activity of the ankle eversion muscles was caused by the reinforcement of the intrinsic foot muscles, but also the decreased activity of the ankle inversion muscles was caused as well. This may suggest that the intrinsic foot muscles have the capacity to decrease activity of the extrinsic foot invertor muscles during gait.</p>
Journal
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- Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy
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Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy 6 (4), 177-182, 2017
Japan Society of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy