Title of the paper: FOOT POSTURE ASSESSMENT IN TRAFFIC POLICEMEN
Author Names: Arnaaz Rusi Doctor *, Shweta Satish Devare Phadke.
Journal name, Pages, Vol, Year: International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research, Year 2017, Volume 5(4), Pages: 2249-52.
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Link of the article: https://www.ijmhr.org/ijpr.5.4/IJPR.2017.181.pdf
Abstract: Background: Adult flatfoot is defined as a foot condition that persists or develops after skeletal maturity and is characterized by partial or complete loss or collapse of medial longitudinal arch. As traffic police officers have long standing hours on duty, wear improper footwear, and have a higher BMI this study was undertaken to assess foot posture in traffic policemen. Purpose of the study: This study aims to assess the arches of the foot in traffic policemen and the objective is to study the effect of BMI and long static standing duty hours on the medial arch of the foot. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Navi Mumbai Traffic police chowki on 200 traffic policemen. The outcome of the study which is a navicular drop test was assessed for each subject. Results: In our study, 81 subjects were between 41-50 years of age and 92% of subjects were males. Maximum subjects (70) had a height between 166-170cms and 110 subjects were overweight with a BMI between 25-29.9. The prevalence of flat feet in our study population was 34% in the left foot and 33% in the right foot. The mean navicular drop difference in the right foot was 7.53 and 7.74 in the left foot. There was a positive correlation seen between BMI and right foot navicular distance difference and left foot navicular distance difference respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of flat feet was only 34%. The high BMI harms the medial arch of the foot in the traffic policemen.
