Pes Planus
Conditions
Keywords
Medial longitudinal arch, flat foot, Intrinsic foot muscles, pes planus, navicular drop, short foot exercise
Brief summary
The study was conducted to determine the Effects of intrinsic muscles training on pain, balance and foot function in patients with Pes Planus
Interventions
OTHERIntrinsic Muscles Training
Intrinsic muscle training includes Feet rolling exercise, Toe flexion (curls) exercise, Big toe extension exercise, Short foot exercise and Towel gathering exercise. All these exercises were performed by the participants of Experimental group in 3 sets each set comprising 10-20 repetitions.
OTHERconventional therapy
Conventional physical therapy session includes * Electric hot pack on moderate intensity for 10 min * TENS for 20 minutes on conventional mode * Stretching of calf muscles 3 sets of 5 stretches in each session * Ankle pumps 10 repetitions.
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age group between 20 to 45 years * Both male and female * Patients with a flat foot (Congenital and acquired both) * Patients with Collapsed arch * Navicular drop ≥10mm
Exclusion criteria
* Acute fracture to lower limb * Any foot surgery over past 12 months * Patients with club foot * Patients with poliomyelitis * Navicular drop \< 10mm
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Numeric pain rating scale | From enrolment to end of treatment at 6 weeks. | Numeric Pain rating scale is used to evaluate pain. It consists of 11 points, having score ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 represents no pain, 1-3 represents mild pain, 4-6 represents moderate pain and 7-10 represents severe pain. |
| Berg Balance scale | From enrolment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks. | The Berg Balance Scale is a scale used to assess functional balance. It evaluates both dynamic and static balance through 14 tasks regarding mobility |
| Foot Function Index | From enrolment to end of treatment at 6 weeks. | Foot Function Index questionnaire is used to measure the impact of foot pathology on pain, disability and activity restriction |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORNaila Kanwal
Riphah International University
Outcome results
None listed