The purpose of the current study is to investigate the effect sensory motor training on foot weight distribution and postural stability in patients with foot burn.
Pain, contractures, scars, altered sensations, muscle weakness, and postural balance impairment are potential complications of foot burn that negatively influence a person\'s ability to function normally and correlate with gait abnormalities like reduced step height and length, along with slower gait speed. These gait disturbances pose significant challenges for burn patients, affecting their mobility and overall quality of life. So, this study aims to understanding how sensory motor training can improve balance, gait, and overall functional mobility is essential for guiding the development of evidence-based rehabilitation protocols tailored to the unique needs of this population.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
70
Each session will be composed of 10 minutes of warm-up, followed by 50-60 minutes of sensory motor exercises, followed by 5-10 minutes of cool down.
traditional physical therapy program in form of stretching exercises, strengthening exercises, scar management, and gait training
Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.
Cairo, Giza Governorate, Egypt
The Pedoscan system
It will be used to assess the foot weight distribution. Under the guidance of the evaluator, the subjects will stand with bare feet upon a part marked on the platform with eyes closed.
Time frame: "At baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention"
The biodex balance system
It will be used to assess the postural stability during assessment; participants will stand comfortably on the platform barefoot, with arms at their sides, for 30 seconds.
Time frame: "At baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention"
The Brief Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief
Its Arabic version will be used to assess the quality of life. The Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief consists of 40 items covering nine domains related to health-related quality of life (HRQL): simple abilities, heat sensitivity, hand function, treatment regimens, work, body image, affect, interpersonal relationships, and sexuality. Responses to each item are scored on a five-point scale ranging from 0 (extremely) to 4 (not at all). Mean scores per domain are assessed, and high scores indicate a good perceived health status
Time frame: "At baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention"
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