Features of the development of physical qualities in schoolchildren with flatfoot

Petr Khramtsov; Nadezhda Berezina; Elena Razova; Elena Antonova

doi:10.5930/1994-4683-2026-1-224-231

UDC 796.011

FEATURES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL QUALITIES IN SCHOOLCHILDREN WITH FLATFOOT Features of the development of physical qualities in schoolchildren with flatfoot

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Published in Scientific notes of P. F. Lesgaft University · Issue 1 · Pages 224–231 · Rubric: Wellness and adaptive physical education

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5930/1994-4683-2026-1-224-231

Received: 07.11.2025 Accepted: 14.12.2025 Published: 29.01.2026

Authors

Petr Khramtsov

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Nadezhda Berezina

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Elena Razova

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Elena Antonova

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Petr Khramtsov

Academic degree: doctor of medical sciences

Science rang: professor ; professor

National Medical Research Center of Children's Health head · Research Institut of hygiene and health protection of children and adolescent · Russian Federation

Gosudarstvennyy universitet prosvescheniya Russian Federation

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Nadezhda Berezina

Academic degree: candidate of medical sciences

National Medical Research Center of Children's Health Russian Federation · Moscow

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Elena Razova

Academic degree: candidate of pedagogical sciences

Science rang: docent

State University of Education Russian Federation · Mytishchi, Moscow Region

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Elena Antonova

Academic degree: doctor of medical sciences

National Medical Research Center for Children's Health Russian Federation · Moscow

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study is to identify the characteristics of physical fitness and the development of physical qualities in middle and high school students who have foot deformities in the form of flatfoot. Research methods and organization. An online survey was conducted among students in grades 5-11 who had been diagnosed with foot deformities in the form of flatfoot, as well as among students in grades 5-11 who had not received such a diagnosis. To assess the levels of development of physical qualities (PQ), respondents evaluated their level of strength, speed, endurance, flexibility, and coordination on three levels: low, medium, high, as well as their overall level of physical fitness (PF). Research results and conclusions. It has been established that students with flatfoot more frequently exhibited a low level of development in all assessed physical qualities, as well as physical fitness, compared to students with a normal foot arch. The obtained data can be utilized by physical education teachers to justify a differentiated approach to organizing physical education aimed at developing physical qualities in middle and high school students, taking into account the condition of their feet.

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physical education of schoolchildren, physical qualities, flatfoot

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Khramtsov P. I., Berezina N. O., Razova E. V., Antonova E. V. Features of the development of physical qualities in schoolchildren with flatfoot // Scientific notes of P. F. Lesgaft University. 2025. no. 1. pp. 224-231. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5930/1994-4683-2026-1-224-231. (Date of access 29.10.2026).

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Petr Khramtsov, Berezina N. O., Razova E. V., Antonova E. V.. "Features of the development of physical qualities in schoolchildren with flatfoot." Scientific notes of P. F. Lesgaft University.1 (2025): 224-231. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5930/1994-4683-2026-1-224-231.

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Khramtsov P. I., Berezina N. O., Razova E. V., Antonova E. V. (2025). Features of the development of physical qualities in schoolchildren with flatfoot. Scientific notes of P. F. Lesgaft University(1), 224-231. https://doi.org/10.5930/1994-4683-2026-1-224-231

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Petr Khramtsov, Berezina N. O., Razova E. V., Antonova E. V.. "Features of the development of physical qualities in schoolchildren with flatfoot." Scientific notes of P. F. Lesgaft University, no. 1 (2025): 224-231. https://doi.org/10.5930/1994-4683-2026-1-224-231.

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