Evaluation of the Relationship between Lower Limb Hypermobility and Ankle Muscle Strength in a Paediatric Population: Protocol for a Cross Sectional Study

Carlos Martínez-Sebastián, Cristina Molina-García, Laura Ramos-Petersen, Gabriel Gijón-Noguerón and Angela Margaret Evans
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Carlos Martínez-Sebastián: Nursing and Podiatry, Universidad de Malaga Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, 29071 Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
Cristina Molina-García: Department of Podiatry, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Campus de los Jeronimos, Guadalupe, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Laura Ramos-Petersen: Department of Podiatry, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Campus de los Jeronimos, Guadalupe, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Gabriel Gijón-Noguerón: Nursing and Podiatry, Universidad de Malaga Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, 29071 Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
Angela Margaret Evans: Discipline of Podiatry, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 12, 1-8

Abstract: The methodological heterogeneity in paediatric foot studies does not entail a stable foundation on which to focus the diagnosis and treatment of the various childhood foot problems. For this reason, the use of highly reliable tests is essential to find relationships and to establish a basis to guide the following studies. The main objective proposed in this cross-sectional observational study protocol is to examine the relationship between hypermobility (Lower Limb Assessment Score and Beighton score) and ankle muscle strength in different types of feet. The second objective is to describe the relationship between physical activity tests in children, and to compare with foot type and ankle muscle strength. The Strengthening Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) criteria will be followed. The hypermobility, posture, strength and physical condition tests will be analyzed through three stations, each one directed by a single specialist in paediatric podiatry. The study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia CE112104. The results will be disseminated regardless of the magnitude or direction of effect. Intra-examiner and inter-examiner reliability will be analyzed.

Keywords: paediatric; test; tool; strength; hypermobility; foot posture index; lunge; motor function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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