The Relationship between Stress Urinary Incontinence and Flat Foot in Women

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate existence of relationship between flat foot and stress urinary incontinence. From the other side an association between diagnose of flat foot via measurement of height of medial length arch by Metrecom and through scaling with Foot Posture Index (FPI - 6) has been observed. Methods: 28 stress urinary incontinence female and 57 urinary continence female participated in this study. The level of navicular tuberosity displacement in those individuals was measured by using Metrecom in two position of standing and then siting. It was scored through observation of congruence in foot medial length arch, based on Foot Posture Index 6 (FPI-6) scale laying. Results: There was no significant relationship between right flat foot by method of Metrecom and stress urinary incontinence in women (P = 0.071) and also, right flat foot by method of observing FPI-6 and stress urinary incontinence in women (P = 0.486), and correlation between flat foot diagnose through both methods of observation and Metrecom was 0.014. Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that flat foot could not be a risk factor to stress urinary incontinence. This may be caused by smallness of foot changes effect on pelvic floor mechanism and occurrence of compensatory mechanisms in kinematic chain of distal limbs pelvic girdle. A significant correlation between flat foot diagnose, through two methods of scale laying with FPI – 6 by observation and Metrecom was available.