The Relationship Between The Toe Exercises And The Medial Longitudinal Arch

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the toe exercises and MLA. The subjects were 35 feet of 21 participants(11 males 17 feet, 10 females 18 feet), whose mean age was 23.1+ or -4.5 years old. The participants performed three toe exercises and the towel gathering exercise. The three toe exercises were isotonic contractions (10 times) of the great t toe flexor, 2nd-to-5th toe flexors and 3rd-to-5th toe flexors. All subjects randomly performed the three toe exercises and the towel gathering exercise. NDT of the towel gathering was 5.20mm, showing significant drop in comparison with before exercise. Also, in the great toe exercise, it was 5.39mm, showing a significant drop in comparison with before (p