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--- abstract: 'Background: Excessive increases in weight bearing forces caused by obesity may negatively affect the lower limbs and feet but minimal research has examined the long-term loading effects of obesity on the musculoskeletal system, particularly in reference to the feet. Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of obesity on medial longitudinal arch of foot in young adults. Method: 60 subjects, 30 obese & 30 non obese were assessed for height & weight using standard technique. Radiographic images under static condition were used for calculating the arch index. Result: The arch index of obese subjects was significantly lower than the non obese subjects & there is a negative correlation between the BMI & the arch index. Conclusion: These results suggests that obesity lowers the medial longitudinal arch of foot.' altloc: - http://www.ojhas.org/issue44/2012-4-8.html chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: ~ conference: ~ confloc: ~ contact_email: ~ creators_id: - ganusneha@gmail.com - ~ creators_name: - family: Ganu given: SS honourific: '' lineage: '' - family: ' Panhale' given: V honourific: '' lineage: '' date: 2013-01-25 date_type: published datestamp: 2013-05-04 23:09:20 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/89/37 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: 0 edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: - Kakkilaya BS editors_name: - family: Kakkilaya given: Srinivas honourific: Dr lineage: '' eprint_status: archive eprintid: 8937 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/8937/1/2012-4-8.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: pub issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: ~ item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: Obesity; Medial longitudinal arch; Arch index lastmod: 2013-05-04 23:09:20 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: 4(8) pagerange: ~ pubdom: TRUE publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences publisher: Kakkilaya BS refereed: TRUE referencetext: "1.\tJahss MH. Disorders of the foot. WB Saunders Company: Philadelphia;1982.\r\n2.\tKer RF, Bennett MB, Bibby SR, Kester RC, Alexander RMcN. The spring in the arch of the human foot. Nature 1987;325:147-149.\r\n3.\tDowling AM, Steele JR. Does obesity influence foot structure and plantar pressure patterns in prepubescent children? International journal of obesity. 2001;25:845-852.\r\n4.\tCavanagh PR, Kram R. Stride length in distance running: velocity, body dimensions, and added mass effects. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1989;21:467-479.\r\n5.\tNyska M, Linge K, McCabe C, Kienerman L. The adaptation of the foot to heavy loads plantar foot pressures study. In: Cavanagh P(ed). Proceedings of the V Emed Scientific Meeting. Penn state: Pennsylvania.1996.\r\n6.\tSteel MW, Johnson KA, Dewitz MA, Ilstrup DM: Radiographic measurement of normal adult foot. Foot Ankle 1980;1:151-158.\r\n7.\tNyska M, Linge K. The adaptation of the foot to heavy loads plantar foot pressures study. In: Cavanagh P(ed). Proceedings of the V Emed Scientific Meeting. Penn state: Pennsylvania.1996.\r\n8.\tPeltonen M, Lindroos AK, Torgerson JS. Musculoskeletal pain in the obese: a comparison with a general population and long-term changes after conventional and surgical obesity treatment. Pain 2003;104:549–557." relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 8 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2013-05-04 23:09:20 subjects: - OJHAS succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: Effect of Obesity on Arch Index in Young Adults type: journale userid: 4338 volume: 11