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Walker H, Scharfbillig R, Jones S. Does the Nonweightbearing Foot Position Replicate the Neutral Calcaneal Stance Position in an Adult Population?. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2021;111(5)doi: 10.7547/19-133.
Walker, H., Scharfbillig, R., & Jones, S. (2021). Does the Nonweightbearing Foot Position Replicate the Neutral Calcaneal Stance Position in an Adult Population?. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 111(5), . https://doi.org/10.7547/19-133
Walker, Hayley, et al. "Does the Nonweightbearing Foot Position Replicate the Neutral Calcaneal Stance Position in an Adult Population?." Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association vol. 111,5 (2021). doi: https://doi.org/10.7547/19-133
Walker H, Scharfbillig R, Jones S. Does the Nonweightbearing Foot Position Replicate the Neutral Calcaneal Stance Position in an Adult Population?. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2021 Sep 01;111(5). doi: 10.7547/19-133. PMID: 34861689.
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J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2021 Sep 01;111(5). doi: 10.7547/19-133.

Does the Nonweightbearing Foot Position Replicate the Neutral Calcaneal Stance Position in an Adult Population?.

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Hayley Walker, Rolf Scharfbillig, Sara Jones

PMID: 34861689 DOI: 10.7547/19-133

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The neutral calcaneal stance position (NCSP), despite its known issues, is currently used as an "ideal" measure compared with the resting stance position in clinical podiatric medicine. The nonweightbearing (NWB) foot position, as used in the foot mobility magnitude (FMM), can provide an alternative comparative position, which is partially validated, if a significant correlation between the NCSP and the NWB position exists. This study aimed to establish the correlation between the component measures of the FMM in the NCSP and the NWB foot position of the FMM.

METHODS: Eighty participants were recruited. Measures of dorsal arch height (DAH) and midfoot width (MFW) were obtained at the 50% total foot length mark in the NCSP and the NWB position by two examiners using the apparatus described by McPoil et al.

RESULTS: Reliability analysis with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) indicated intrarater results of 0.90 to 0.99 for DAH and 0.96 to 0.99 for MFW and interrater results of 0.90 for DAH and 0.96 for MFW in the NWB position. Using a Pearson product moment correlation coefficient analysis, there was a significant correlation between the NCSP and the NWB position for DAH (r = 0.82) and MFW (r = 0.86).

CONCLUSIONS: A significant correlation between the NCSP and the NWB position was evident when the measures of DAH and MFW were conducted. Therefore, clinically, the NWB position can potentially replace the NCSP as the ideal position for clinical treatment.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None reported.

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