ORAL PRESENTATION Open Access Relationship between the foot progression angle and eversion and exercise-related lower leg pain

Background In clinical practice, out-toeing is often linked with an increased eversion and an increased medial pressure distribution. However, in the literature, there is little evidence for this relationship. On the other hand, as an increased eversion and an increased medial pressure distribution have been detected as risk factors for exerciserelated lower leg pain (ERLLP) [1,2], and if the foot progression angle is related to these parameters, the occurrence of ERLLP could be due to an increased foot progression angle. The purpose of this study was therefore 1) to investigate the relationship between the foot progression angle and the amount of eversion and the medio-lateral pressure distribution and 2) to check if the foot progression angle is a risk factor for ERLLP.