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Title
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EFFECT OF SHOE INSOLE ON THE SELECTED BIOMECHANICAL PARAMETERS OF LOWER EXTREMITIES IN INDIVIDUALS WITH LEG LENGTH DISCREPANCY
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Type
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Presentation
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Keywords
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Leg length discrepancy, Shoe insole, Kinematic
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Abstract
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of internal and external heel lift insoles on pelvic kinematic and lower extremity joint moments in individuals with mild Leg Length Discrepancy during Stance Phase of walking. Methods: Biomechanical data of twenty eight men with structural leg length discrepancy 10-25 mm were collected while they walked under three conditions: shoes without insole (SH), with internal heel lift insoles (IHLI) in shoes and with external heal lift insole (EHLI) under the shoe. The tests were performed for both short and long legs. Pelvic kinematic and joint moment were measured with a motion capture system and force plate. Five walking trials were performed for every condition. Average value of five successful trials were used for further statistical analysis. Repeated measures ANCOVA with Bonferroni’s post hoc test were used for between group comparisons (P≤0.05). Results: In both IHLI and EHLI, there were a significant decreases in the peak values of lateral and anterior pelvic tilts of long leg, hip and knee moments of long leg and ankle moment of short leg (P≤0.05). Furthermore, significant increases in peak values of lateral and anterior pelvic tilt of short leg in IHLI and EHLI was observed as compared to SH condition (p≤0.01). In addition, significant difference was observed between the IHLI and EHLI conditions in peak anterior pelvic tilt of long leg and plantar flexor moment of short leg (p=0.043 and p=0.044 respectively). Conclusion: Our findings indicate that both IHLI and EHLI can play an important role in controlling excessive pelvic movements in the sagittal and frontal plane in individuals with mild LLD during walking. Also the EHLI may have a better effect in preventing musculoskeletal injuries compared to the IHLI
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Researchers
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Mohammad Taghipour (Third Researcher), Mansour Eslami (Second Researcher), fereshteh Habibi (First Researcher)
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