Does the type of sport practised influence foot posture and knee angle? Differences between footballers and swimmers

作者：Lopezosa Reca Eva; Gijon Nogueron Gabriel; Garcia Paya Irene; Belen Ortega Avila Ana

来源：Research in Sports Medicine, 2018, 26(3): 345-353.

DOI：10.1080/15438627.2018.1447470

• Foot
• knee
• swimming
• football
• foot posture
• Q angle

This aim of this study is to observe the differences in foot posture and the angle of the knee according to different physical activities. Seventy-eight football players and 72 swimmers were recruited, and in each case a foot posture analysis, based on the foot posture index (FPI), was conducted and the Q angle of the knee was determined. The following mean values were obtained for the lower extremities: in the swimmers, FPI 6.45 +/- 2.04 and Q angle 15.38o +/- 3.79o. In the footballers, FPI 2.23 +/- 1.72 and Q angle 13.16o +/- 1.36o. There were statistically significant differences (p<0.001) between the two groups. The swimmers presented a foot posture with a tendency towards pronation, and a Q angle with a tendency towards valgus, while the results for the footballers were within the normal range.

• 出版日期2018