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I recently read a report in the Wall Street Journal<\/a> regarding a study released from a group of researchers in Poland regarding the effect of judo on the feet of children.\u00a0 The study was published in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics.\u00a0 The study looked at 29 boys enrolled in Judo.\u00a0 The classes were 90-minutes long.\u00a0 The classes happened three times per week.\u00a0 A second group of boys was studied.\u00a0 These 29 boys did not participate in any physical activity outside of school.\u00a0 The average age of the boys was 11.5 years.\u00a0 The body types (size and height) were similar as well.\u00a0 The scientists discovered that the boys practicing Judo had better arches in their feet than the boys that were inactive.\u00a0 The arch height was measured in the feet while sitting and standing.<\/p>\n

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In addition, the boys that engaged in Judo had better balance.\u00a0 The two groups of boys were asked to perform the \u201cflamingo test\u201d.\u00a0 This test requires the boy to stand on one leg on a strip of wood and hold the other leg bent at the knee.\u00a0 The boys that practiced Judo and had the better arches were able to hold the flamingo position for 4.7 to 125.1 seconds.\u00a0 The other boys could only do it for 1.2 to 27.3 seconds.\u00a0\u00a0 This is a fairly large difference.\u00a0 The balance was likely not simply due to the Judo practice itself but also to a better foot.\u00a0 The arch allows the foot to function biomechanically as a tripod and the muscles of the foot and leg are all in a good position to provide better balance.<\/p>\n

The structure of the foot is essentially formed by the age of two.\u00a0 Most children are flat-footed initially with the arch developing by age 6.\u00a0 The foot consists of 26 bones that initially are cartilage.\u00a0 When the cartilage has turned to bone is around when the arch should be finished forming; this is around age 5 or 6.\u00a0 The foot will grow an average of 12 sizes during the first three years of life.\u00a0 The child\u2019s foot should be measured every 3 or 4 months to ensure that his or her shoes fit properly.\u00a0 If a toddler\u2019s shoes are too tight, the foot will not develop properly.\u00a0 Most adult foot problems may be traced to childhood development and the shoes matter.\u00a0\u00a0 It is important to select high-quality shoes with good fit and good shock absorption to allow your child\u2019s foot its best chance at proper growth.<\/p>\n

As the Judo study has demonstrated, activity is important and an integral component in the development of a good and functional foot.\u00a0 In order to help prevent future problems for the child\u2019s foot, he or she should engage in a lot of physical activity in the right shoes.<\/p>\n

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I recently read a report in the Wall Street Journal regarding a study released from a group of researchers in Poland regarding the effect of judo on the feet of children.\u00a0 The study was published in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics.\u00a0 The study looked at 29 boys enrolled in Judo.\u00a0 The classes were 90-minutes long.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10,15,16,17],"class_list":["post-2134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-article","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-medical"],"yoast_head":"\nActivity and Better Foot Arch Formation in Children - Warner Orthopedics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Read how a study regarding the effect of judo on children's feet has shown that arch formation is improved through physical activity.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/activity-and-better-foot-arch-formation-in-children\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Activity and Better Foot Arch Formation in Children - 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