• Levent Karataş, Doğa Vurallı, and Zafer Günendi.
• Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey
• Turk J Med Sci. 2019 Jun 18; 49 (3): 755-760.

Background/AimChanges in balance and postural control have been reported during the perimenopausal period. We investigated the effect of medial longitudinal arch height and medial arch support insoles on postural sway and balance in middle-aged perimenopausal women.Materials And Methods29 women with normal arches and 29 women with low arches were included in the study. The foot arches of the participants were determined using the arch height index. The static balance index (SBI) measured by Kinesthetic Ability Trainer 3000 and functional reach test were used to evaluate postural balance. Measurements were obtained from all participants with and without medial arch support insoles.ResultsThe SBI-total scores without the insoles were found to be significantly higher in the lower arch group than in the normal arch group. SBI-total, SBI-anteroposterior, and SBI-mediolateral scores significantly improved in the low arch group in the presence of insoles, whereas the usage of insoles resulted in no difference in the normal arch group. In the presence of insoles, the reach distances to left and right sides increased in both groups, while the forward functional reach distances decreased.ConclusionMedial longitudinal arch height and medial arch support insoles affect the balance parameters in perimenopausal women.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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