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Article

Self-Selected Comfortable Foot Position in Upright Standing: Correlation with Anthropometric Measurements and Comparison to Standardized Foot Position During Stabilometric Exam—An Observational Study

by
Paolo De Blasiis
1,*,†,
Ciro Ivan De Girolamo
2,†,
Allegra Fullin
2,3,
Paolo Caravaggi
4,
Assunta Tirelli
5,
Pasquale Arpaia
6,
Alberto Leardini
4 and
Antonio De Luca
3
1
Department of Health Sciences, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
2
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
3
Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Section of Human Anatomy, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy
4
Movement Analysis Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy
5
Department of Neurological and Rehabilitation Sciences, University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio and Ruggi d’Aragona, 84131 Salerno, Italy
6
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (DIETI), University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(10), 5417; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15105417
Submission received: 12 March 2025 / Revised: 2 April 2025 / Accepted: 9 May 2025 / Published: 12 May 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Healthcare: Techniques, Applications and Prospects)
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Abstract

Foot position affects postural stability during upright standing; however, conflicting indications have been reported for the ideal foot placement during stabilometric exams. The aims of this study were to evaluate (1) the correlation between anthropometric measurements (AMs) and between-feet measurements (BFMs) in self-selected comfortable foot position (SCFP) and (2) the effect of comfortable and standardized foot position (SFP) on plantar pressure and stabilometric parameters. Stabilometry was conducted on twenty healthy subjects in terms of SCFP and SFP. Correlation between AMs and BFMs in SCFP was investigated via Pearson’s analysis. Data variability was assessed using the coefficient of variation, and statistical differences between SCFP and SFP were evaluated via the Wilcoxon test. No correlation was found between AMs and BFMs. Subjects placed their feet nearly parallel in SCFP with a wider inter-heel distance. The variability of plantar pressure parameters was greater in SFP. A lower foot contact area on the right side and higher plantar pressures in the left midfoot region (p-value < 0.05) were found in SFP as compensatory foot adaptations. According to the present study, a comfortable foot position allows for the reduction in postural stability and plantar pressure parameter variability. This position may help improve statistical power when investigating statistical differences between conditions in stabilometry.
Keywords: postural control; anthropometry; feet position; baropodometry; pressure plate; proprioception postural control; anthropometry; feet position; baropodometry; pressure plate; proprioception

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De Blasiis, P.; De Girolamo, C.I.; Fullin, A.; Caravaggi, P.; Tirelli, A.; Arpaia, P.; Leardini, A.; De Luca, A. Self-Selected Comfortable Foot Position in Upright Standing: Correlation with Anthropometric Measurements and Comparison to Standardized Foot Position During Stabilometric Exam—An Observational Study. Appl. Sci. 2025, 15, 5417. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15105417

AMA Style

De Blasiis P, De Girolamo CI, Fullin A, Caravaggi P, Tirelli A, Arpaia P, Leardini A, De Luca A. Self-Selected Comfortable Foot Position in Upright Standing: Correlation with Anthropometric Measurements and Comparison to Standardized Foot Position During Stabilometric Exam—An Observational Study. Applied Sciences. 2025; 15(10):5417. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15105417

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De Blasiis, Paolo, Ciro Ivan De Girolamo, Allegra Fullin, Paolo Caravaggi, Assunta Tirelli, Pasquale Arpaia, Alberto Leardini, and Antonio De Luca. 2025. "Self-Selected Comfortable Foot Position in Upright Standing: Correlation with Anthropometric Measurements and Comparison to Standardized Foot Position During Stabilometric Exam—An Observational Study" Applied Sciences 15, no. 10: 5417. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15105417

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De Blasiis, P., De Girolamo, C. I., Fullin, A., Caravaggi, P., Tirelli, A., Arpaia, P., Leardini, A., & De Luca, A. (2025). Self-Selected Comfortable Foot Position in Upright Standing: Correlation with Anthropometric Measurements and Comparison to Standardized Foot Position During Stabilometric Exam—An Observational Study. Applied Sciences, 15(10), 5417. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15105417

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