Changes in the lower limb alignment during the gait in advanced phases of pregnancy and the effect of special footwear

GIMUNOVÁ, Marta, Martin ZVONAŘ, Peter ŠAGAT and Igor DUVAČ. Changes in the lower limb alignment during the gait in advanced phases of pregnancy and the effect of special footwear. Revista EuroAmericana de Ciencias del Deporte. Murcia: University of Murcia, 2018, vol. 7, No 1, p. 111-115. ISSN 2340-8812. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.6018/321961.

Basic information

• Original name: Changes in the lower limb alignment during the gait in advanced phases of pregnancy and the effect of special footwear
• Authors: GIMUNOVÁ, Marta (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Martin ZVONAŘ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Peter ŠAGAT (703 Slovakia) and Igor DUVAČ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Revista EuroAmericana de Ciencias del Deporte, Murcia, University of Murcia, 2018, 2340-8812.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 30306 Sport and fitness sciences
• Country of publisher: Spain
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14510/18:00102317
• Organization unit: Faculty of Sports Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/321961
• UT WoS: 000437759300013
• Keywords in English: Kinematic Analysis; Gait; Pregnancy; Special footwear
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The hip, knee and foot pain are common complaints during pregnancy as pregnancy afects the musculoskeletal health. he purpose of the study was to investigate the pregnancy gait adaptations and the efect of special footwear. 16 pregnant women divided into a control and experimental group, who obtained the special footwear, participating at 27, 32 and 37 gestational weeks in data collection sessions. At each session participants were asked to go barefoot in a space captured by the Simi Motion®. To compare the diferences between diferent collection sessions, efect size obtained by Cohen’s d was used. Results of this study showed, that using the tested footwear enabled a verticalization of the pelvic segment, increase of the maximum hip extension angle, reduction of foot-loor angle and maintaining the same height of the knee during walking in the experimental group, possibly decreasing the risk of pain development in these body segments during pregnancy.

Links

• 0746/2015, interní kód MU: Name: Těhotenská obuv

Investor: Other - National