Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part A (2025)

Background: In order to detect aberrant alignment patterns that may impact gait, balance, and the likelihood of future musculoskeletal problems, it is crucial to evaluate the foot posture of school-age children. A number of factors can affect foot posture during this period of fast growth and increased activity. Due to ligamentous laxity, younger children are more likely to pronate; corrections are expected as they get older, but many continue to adopt non-neutral postures until later childhood.

Due to anatomical and physiological factors influencing musculoskeletal development, pronated posture is more common in women. BMI also has a big impact; children who are underweight typically have more pronation, which may be due to less muscle and tissue support in the feet. This emphasizes how important nutrition is for foot form. Focused prevention and intervention techniques are made possible by the early detection of aberrant foot posture using age, gender, and BMI correlations. This promotes optimal development and lowers the risk of injury during childhood and beyond.

Method: This cross-sectional observational study was carried out on school-age children at Swami Vivekanand Vidyalaya. The study involved 200 children, both male and female.
Results: The majority of schoolchildren have pronated foot posture, according to the findings. Neutral posture was uncommon, but pronation was more common in females and underweight children. A high rate of pronation was consistently connected with age, particularly in older elementary children.

The study comes to the conclusion that pronated foot posture is very common among school-age children, particularly in females and underweight groups. This suggests that early assessment and intervention are necessary.