DEFORMITIES OCCURRING IN THE ARCUS PLANTARIS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS WORKING WHILE STANDING FOR A LONG TIME
Received
05 September 2024
Revised
30 October 2024
Accepted
11 November 2024
Available Online
15 November 2024
Abstract
IN TODAY'S WORLD, MANY PEOPLE SPEND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME STANDING DUE TO THEIR WORK CONDITIONS. HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, IN PARTICULAR, ARE AMONG THESE INDIVIDUALS. THE MAIN PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN THIS RESEARCH IS WHETHER PROLONGED STANDING CAN CAUSE DEFORMITIES IN THE ARCUS PLANTARIS AND IF SO, WHAT THESE DEFORMITIES ARE. FURTHERMORE, FOOT LENGTH CHANGES HAVE ALSO BEEN EXAMINED WITHIN THIS OCCUPATIONAL GROUP. IF WE COMPARE THE LATERAL VIEW OF THE FOOT ARCH TO A TRIANGLE, IT CAN BE OBSERVED THAT THE CALCANEAL INCLINATION ANGLE AND CALCANEUS-1ST METATARSAL ANGLE FORM TWO ANGLES OF THIS TRIANGLE. THE THIRD ANGLE OCCURS BETWEEN THE MIDSHAFT OF THE 1ST METATARSAL BONE AND THE PLANE ON WHICH THE FOOTRESTS UPON AS UNDERSTOOD FROM THIS EXPLANATION, THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CALCANEAL INCLINATION ANGLE AND CALCANEUS -1ST METATARSAL ANGLE. AS CALCANEAL INCLINATION ANGLE DECREASES, CALCANEUS -1ST METATARSAL ANGLE INCREASES, I.E., FLATTENING OF THE FOOT ARCH OCCURS. THE REVERSE IS ALSO TRUE [10]. THERE ARE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WOMEN WORKING WHILE STANDING AND WORKING WHILE SITTING. RIGHT FOOT LENGTH AVERAGE VALUES (P=0.021), RIGHT FOOT CALCANEUS - 1ST METATARSAL ANGLE VALUES (P=0.023), LEFT FOOT CALCANEUS -1ST METATARSAL ANGLE VALUES (P=0.033) ARE HIGHER. BUT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE IN MEN’S VALUES OR LEFT FOOT LENGTH AVERAGE IN WOMEN ’S VALUES. İNDIVIDUALS WORKING WHILE STANDING FOR PROLONGED PERIODS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE SHOE CHOICES THAT SUPPORT THEIR ARCUS
Keywords
ARCUS PLANTARIS
MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL ARCH
FOOT LENGTH
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