Wearing Out Pattern of Sports Shoes and Muscle Imbalance in Lower Limb among Athletes-A Correlation Study Motimath Basavaraj1, Neelgund Vivekanand B2,*, Chivate Dhaval3 1Associate Professor, Head of Department of Sports Physiotherapy, KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, Karnataka, India 2Masters in Sports Physiotherapy, KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, Karnataka, India 3Department of Sports Physiotherapy, KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, Karnataka, India *Corresponding author, Dr. Vivekanand B. Neelgund Masters in Sports Physiotherapy, KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, Karnataka, India, Email: vnilgund@yahoo.com
Online published on 21 November, 2019. Abstract Background Muscle imbalance prevails among a lot of athletes. The most common muscle imbalances are seen in the lower limb. The muscle imbalances affect footwear. There are certain set of patterns which are seen in athletes. Hence we are trying to co-relate muscle imbalance and wearing out pattern of the shoes in athletes. Aim/Objectives To determine the correlation between pattern of wearing out of sports shoe and its relation with muscle imbalance in lower limb among athletes. Method Both male and female athletes between the age groups 18–35 years from various sports in the study. Wearing out pattern of the shoes will be noted down and athletes’ range of motion and strength of lower limb will be obtained. Results One way ANOVA was used for statistical analysis. The results showed that hip flexion ROM was significant with 81.59±4.47 (P<05) and external rotation with 0.24 9 (Fig 2) in relation with the wearing out pattern of the shoes. In ankle ROM, only dorsiflexion of right foot was significant with 7.50±3.82 (P<05). Muscle length of hamstring showed significance i.e. 81.02 (p<05). In case of strength of hip muscles, the internal rotation right and extensors left side were statistically significant i.e. 16.5±50 (P<.05). Conclusion Present study concludes that there is no single pattern of wearing out of footwear, it is the combination of two or more patterns that are seen in athletes with or without musculoskeletal problems. Top Keywords Muscular endurance, push-up test, athletes, fitness. Top |