IJPR.2024.113

Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 12; Issue 3 (June 2024)

Page No.: 4714-4721

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijpr.2024.113

Assessment of Foot In Female Kathak Dancers

Pranita Bhalerao *¹, Gaurai Gharote².

^*1 Intern, Physiotherapy Department, TMV’s Indutai Tilak College of Physiotherapy, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

² Professor, Physiotherapy Department, TMV’s Indutai Tilak College of Physiotherapy Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Corresponding Author: Ms. Pranita Bhalerao, Intern, Physiotherapy Department, TMV’s Indutai Tilak College of Physiotherapy, Pune, Maharashtra, India. E-Mail: pranitabhalerao99@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Background: Kathak is the art of storytelling and conveying it to the audience in a different way. Now a days kathak is spreading worldwide, and people are learning and chasing the challenges at top level for this the kathak dancers are focusing more and more over the riyaz followed by intense practice. Tatkar is an important component of this dance form which is performed by foot of dancer, commonly called as footwork. The population increasingly demand the repetitive rhythmic movements at ankle joint and to maintain the ankle stability there is requirement of heavy muscle work. This study examines postural deviations in the foot of female kathak dancers.

Methods: The design was quantitative descriptive study utilizing Self Made Questionnaire developed specially for the research and foot posture index scale with the navicular drop test. The questionnaire contained questions related years of practice and frequency of practice with the pain associated to lower limb.

Results: Percentage of people with normal and supinated conditions for both right and left feet across the different variables. It’s notable that the categories for Pronated, Highly Pronated, and Highly Supinated feet were not observed in the datasets.

Conclusion: In the present study it is found out that about 80% of total population have no postural changes found out in the foot the reason behind that can be the regular warm up cool down sessions, stretching and much more postural awareness. To avoid the foot problems and postural deviation now a days institutes are taking great warm up and cool down sessions with stretching for at least 1 hour and then startup with the forceful riyaz. Further research is warranted to make standardized warm up and cool down protocols for kathak dancers.

Keywords: Tatkar, kathak, Riyaz, Postural changes, footwork.

 REFERENCES

[1]. Sabharwal R, Singh S. FOOT POSTURAL DEVIATIONS IN FEMALE KATHAK DANCERS. Int J Physio [Internet]. 2017 Feb. 8 [cited 2024 Jun. 22];4(1):38-43.
https://doi.org/10.15621/ijphy/2017/v4i1/136163
[2]. Lin CI, Houtenbos S, Lu YH, Mayer F, Wippert PM. The epidemiology of chronic ankle instability with perceived ankle instability- a systematic review. J Foot Ankle Res. 2021 May 28;14(1):41.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-021-00480-w
PMid:34049565 PMCid:PMC8161930
[3]. Al-Mohrej OA, Al-Kenani NS. Chronic ankle instability: Current perspectives. Avicenna J Med. 2016 Oct-Dec;6(4):103-108. doi: 10.4103/2231-0770.191446. PMID: 27843798; PMCID: PMC5054646.
https://doi.org/10.4103/2231-0770.191446
PMid:27843798 PMCid:PMC5054646
[4]. Gribble PA. Evaluating and Differentiating Ankle Instability. J Athl Train. 2019 Jun;54(6):617-627.
https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-484-17
PMid:31161943 PMCid:PMC6602389
[5]. Mandarakas M, Pourkazemi F, Sman A, Burns J, Hiller CE. Systematic review of chronic ankle instability in children. J Foot Ankle Res. 2014 Mar 19;7(1):21.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-7-21
PMid:24641786 PMCid:PMC3995109
[6]. Yang J, Ou Z, Mao Z, Wang Y, Zhong Y, Dong W, Shen Z, Chen Z. Reliability and validity of Foot Posture Index (FPI-6) for evaluating foot posture in participants with low back pain. Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 7;12(1):21168.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22220-1
PMid:36477012 PMCid:PMC9729570
[7]. Renata Vauhnik, Zmago turk, Iztok a Pilih, Dusanka Micetic – Turk. Intra rater reliability of using navicular drop test for measuring foot pronation. Hrvatski športskomedicinski vjesnik, 2006;21(1):8-11.
[8]. Phisitkul P, Chaichankul C, Sripongsai R, Prasitdamrong I, Tengtrakulcharoen P, Suarchawaratana S. Accuracy of anterolateral drawer test in lateral ankle instability: a cadaveric study. Foot Ankle Int. 2009 Jul;30(7):690-5.
https://doi.org/10.3113/FAI.2009.0690
PMid:19589318
[9]. Dr Shukra Dhaval Chivate, Manali Prasad Kulkarni. Evaluation of Foot Posture and Ankle Proprioception in Classical and Western Dance. JMSCR 2017;05(10):29039-29044.
[10]. Masal S, Borkhar P. Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries in Indian classical dancers. International Journal of Physical Education, Sports and Health 2021; 8(3): 310-319.
[11]. Eirini Argiriadou, Fotios Mavrovouniotis & Argirios Mavrovouniotis. Effect of a 12-Week Greek Traditional Dances Program on the Development of Kinesthesis and Dynamic Balance in School-aged Children. Journal of Education and Culture Studies.2018;2(1):46-64.
https://doi.org/10.22158/jecs.v2n1p46
[12]. Sonali Manek, Anjali Puntambekar. A Comparative Study Of Foot Posture Deviations In Young Female Kathak And Bharatnatyam Dancers., 2020 International journal of scientific research 2020;1(10):1-3.
https://doi.org/10.36106/ijsr/9321330
[13]. Jess Speller. Muscles of Foot. 2024. https://teachmeanatomy.info/lower-limb/muscles/foot/
[14]. Masal, Sarah, and Pradeep Borkar. Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries in Indian classical dancers: A systematic review. Int J of Phy Edu, Sports, and Health 2021;8(3):310-319.
[15]. Pavana, Chanageri, Shradha Vadiraj, R. Pruthviraj. Assessment of Foot Deviations and Associated Foot Injuries and its Effect on Foot Functional Activity among Amateur Adolescent Female Kathak Dancers in Selected Dance Schools in Bengaluru. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy 2023;17(3):54-59.
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijpot.v17i3.19550
[16]. Chandan, Shweta, et al. Cross-sectional study of foot posture index, navicular drop and arch index in Kathak dancers. Int J Res Rev 2018;5:157-64.
[17]. Acharya, Gayatri Upasana, Charuhasini Mahapatra, and Deepak Kumar Pradhan. Correlation between foot posture index and foot angle in Odissi dancers: An observational study. Saudi Journal of Sports Medicine 2023;23(2):44-48.
https://doi.org/10.4103/sjsm.sjsm_9_23
[18]. Kulshreshtha, Monika, S. L. Malik, and Shivani Chandel. Health-related components of physical fitness and adiposity indicators: a comparative study among Kathak dancers and non-dancers of North India. Research in Dance Education 2022:1-16.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14647893.2022.2159357

Share this Research

Facebook

Twitter

Linkedin

email

Print

Pinterest