IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy597HealthcareA STUDY OF FOOT DEFECTS, DEFORMITIES AND DISEASES AMONG SHOD AND BAREFOOT MIDDLE AND LONG DISTANCE RUNNERS- CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY ArulsinghWatsonPaiGanesh S.1523This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Objective: To compare foot defects, deformities and diseases in middle, long distance shod and barefoot Runners. Method: 51 barefoot runners, 61 shod runners and 65 healthy controls were screened for foot defects, deformities and diseases in this study using validated clinical tools. Results: Foot defects vary significantly among the three groups compared as p value was 0.001 showed high significance. When foot deformities are concerned, they vary significantly among the three groups compared as the p value was 0.001. Whereas foot diseases vary significantly among the three groups compared as p value was 0.001. Conclusion: The analysis of this study revealed that the prevalence foot defects, deformities and diseases have been found to be highly significant among three groups.

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