A study of the types of the foot arch and their relationship to some morphological variables for school students from the age of (8-15) years

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the types of foot arches and the prevalence of flat feet among school students and the type of their relationship to each of the variables (height, mass, body mass index, waist measurement. The researcher used the descriptive approach in the style of survey studies to address the research problem, and the research community included school students’ stage (3-9) of Basic Education in the city of Halabja, their ages range from (8-15) years, and (7) schools were chosen in an intentional way, where the total number of the participating sample was (1018) students, including (748) male students and (270) female students. The measurement of the arch of the foot was done by foot printing, and the results were the prevalence of cases of types of arches among the research sample almost equally between the sexes, and the prevalence of the case of the flat foot arch (flexible foot) significantly among the research sample almost equally between the sexes. Body, body mass, body mass index, and waist measurement do not have a strong and direct relationship with the condition of the arch of the foot, especially flat feet (flexible feet). The researcher recommended conducting similar research to determine other factors that affect the increase in the prevalence of flat feet. Health and quality of the arch of the foot from an early date Consider the case of flat feet because its spread leads to types of diseases and cases of skeletal injuries among members of the community.

Keywords

• arch of the foot
• flat feet
• students' morphology
• physical problems