Hip-focused neuromuscular exercise provides immediate benefits in foot pronation and dynamic balance: A sham-controlled cross-over study.

J Sport Rehabil. 2021 Jul 24;30(7):1088-1093. Turgut E, Yagci G, Bayrakci Tunay V.

Background: Knowledge on how to utilize a kinetic chain approach in foot and ankle rehabilitation is important.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of hip-focused neuromuscular exercise on foot pronation and single-leg neuromuscular control.

Conclusions: Hip-focused neuromuscular exercise produced immediate alterations in foot pronation and dynamic balance. Thus, the hip-focused neuromuscular exercise may be used to control foot posture in foot rehabilitation integrated with a kinetic chain approach and could be an effective prevention and treatment strategy.

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