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Effects of a new unstable sandal construction on measures of postural control and muscle activity in women
- Source :
- Swiss Medical Weekly, Vol 141, Iss 1516 (2011)
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW), 2011.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: It is well established that unstable shoe constructions with rounded soles have the potential to induce acute and long-term effects on muscle activity during standing and walking. However, it is unresolved whether functional footwear with regularly shaped soles may have similar effects. OBJECTIVE: Thus, the objective of this study was to compare measures of postural control and muscle activity during quiet standing and locomotion for women using a new sandal construction with an unstable element integrated into the sole of the shoe (Biodyn sandal), a conventional stable control sandal, and a barefoot condition. METHODS: Twenty-two healthy women between the ages of 30 and 50 years participated in this study. During standing, sway area was analysed in monopedal and bipedal stance by means of a computerised balance platform. During walking, temporal and spatial stride-to-stride variability was determined using a pressure-sensitive treadmill. Surface electromyography data of lower leg muscles was simultaneously collected during stance and walk tests. RESULTS: With the Biodyn sandal, significantly larger sway area during bipedal stance (p
- Subjects :
- balance
electromyography
standing
walking
Medicine
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14243997
- Volume :
- 141
- Issue :
- 1516
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Swiss Medical Weekly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0a57f45ff4884803901d41f9c0ebdc6e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2011.13182