Effects of Foot Structure Type on Core Stability in University Athletes

Purpose: This study assessed the impact of different types medial foot arch on postural stability and core center gravity muscle activity among collegiate athletes. Methods: The sample included 103 university-level athletes across various sports (soccer, rugby, basketball, volleyball, field tennis, table karate, cheerleading) from College Magdalena (Colombia) who exhibited distinct arch: 32 high, 35 low, 36 neutral arches. Surface electromyography (sEMG) was employed to assess conduction velocity, magnitude values, latency, fatigue in focal muscles including spinal erector (SE), internal oblique (IO), external (EO), rectus abdominis (AR), while measurements static dynamic control were also considered. Post hoc analysis performed with Bonferroni correction for all electromyographically measured groups, as well stability. Pearson’s or Spearman’s correlation tests used compare feet. Results: There no substantial differences observed between feet terms activity, stability, dynamics. Even though mean values indicated higher those high arches lower low compared type, this difference deemed statistically insignificant. We a positive average power which remained consistent types. Our findings indicate that instability is directly correlated anteroposterior direction, clear inverse relationship established lateral direction upon examining variable correlations. Conclusions: presence did not significantly responsible maintaining body’s suggests existence neuromuscular compensation mechanisms attempt restore balance compensate any changes caused by varying Through targeted training emphasizes activation muscle, may see improved stabilization exercises can prove beneficial improving plane, more approach be required improve plane.