Arch height change during sit-to-stand: an alternative for the navicular drop test
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A study was conducted to determine the reliability and validity of a new foot mobility assessment method that utilizes digital images to measure the change in dorsal arch height measured at 50% of the length of the foot during the Si...
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| author | McPoil Thomas G Cornwall Mark W Medoff Lynn Vicenzino Bill Forsberg Kelly Hilz Dana |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A study was conducted to determine the reliability and validity of a new foot mobility assessment method that utilizes digital images to measure the change in dorsal arch height measured at 50% of the length of the foot during the Sit-to-Stand test.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Two hundred – seventy five healthy participants participated in the study. The medial aspect of each foot was photographed with a digital camera while each participant stood with 50% body weight on each foot as well as in sitting for a non-weight bearing image. The dorsal arch height was measured at 50% of the total length of the foot on both weight bearing and non-weight bearing images to determine the change in dorsal arch height. The reliability and validity of the measurements were then determined.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The mean difference in dorsal arch height between non-weight bearing and weight bearing was 10 millimeters. The change in arch height during the Sit-to-Stand test was shown to have good to high levels of intra- and inter-reliability as well as validity using x-rays as the criterion measure.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>While the navicular drop test has been widely used as a clinical method to assess foot mobility, poor levels of inter-rater reliability have been reported. The results of the current study suggest that the change in dorsal arch height during the Sit-to-Stand test offers the clinician a reliable and valid alternative to the navicular drop test.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-97aa87b92f774845a5c3ebb6c3fbbb562024-04-03T08:59:41ZengWileyJournal of Foot and Ankle Research1757-11462008-07-0111310.1186/1757-1146-1-3Arch height change during sit-to-stand: an alternative for the navicular drop testMcPoil Thomas GCornwall Mark WMedoff LynnVicenzino BillForsberg KellyHilz Dana<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A study was conducted to determine the reliability and validity of a new foot mobility assessment method that utilizes digital images to measure the change in dorsal arch height measured at 50% of the length of the foot during the Sit-to-Stand test.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Two hundred – seventy five healthy participants participated in the study. The medial aspect of each foot was photographed with a digital camera while each participant stood with 50% body weight on each foot as well as in sitting for a non-weight bearing image. The dorsal arch height was measured at 50% of the total length of the foot on both weight bearing and non-weight bearing images to determine the change in dorsal arch height. The reliability and validity of the measurements were then determined.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The mean difference in dorsal arch height between non-weight bearing and weight bearing was 10 millimeters. The change in arch height during the Sit-to-Stand test was shown to have good to high levels of intra- and inter-reliability as well as validity using x-rays as the criterion measure.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>While the navicular drop test has been widely used as a clinical method to assess foot mobility, poor levels of inter-rater reliability have been reported. The results of the current study suggest that the change in dorsal arch height during the Sit-to-Stand test offers the clinician a reliable and valid alternative to the navicular drop test.</p>http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/1/1/3 |
| spellingShingle | McPoil Thomas G Cornwall Mark W Medoff Lynn Vicenzino Bill Forsberg Kelly Hilz Dana Arch height change during sit-to-stand: an alternative for the navicular drop test Journal of Foot and Ankle Research |
| title | Arch height change during sit-to-stand: an alternative for the navicular drop test |
| title_full | Arch height change during sit-to-stand: an alternative for the navicular drop test |
| title_fullStr | Arch height change during sit-to-stand: an alternative for the navicular drop test |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arch height change during sit-to-stand: an alternative for the navicular drop test |
| title_short | Arch height change during sit-to-stand: an alternative for the navicular drop test |
| title_sort | arch height change during sit to stand an alternative for the navicular drop test |
| url | http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/1/1/3 |
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