Effects of a new unstable sandal construction on measures of postural control and muscle activity in women: Auswirkungen einer neuen instabilen Sandalenkonstruktion auf die Messdaten der Haltungskontrolle und Muskelaktivität bei Frauen

Urs Granacher, Ralf-Dieter Roth, Thomas Mühlbauer, Reto W. Kressig, Thomas Laser, Klaus Steinbrück

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftZeitschriftenaufsätzeForschung

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
OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftSwiss medical weekly : the European journal of medical sciences
Seiten (von - bis)7
Seitenumfang1
ISSN1424-7860
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2011

Fachgebiete und Schlagwörter

  • Balance
  • Beinmuskulatur
  • Elektromyographie
  • Frau
  • Gehen
  • Haltungskorrektur
  • Konstruktion
  • Muskelaktivität
  • Sportmedizin
  • Sportschuh
  • Stehen
  • Untersuchung, empirische

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