Effects of Intrinsic Muscles Training on Pain, Balance and Foot Function in Patients With Pes Planus

Riphah International University66 enrolled

Overview

The study was conducted to determine the Effects of intrinsic muscles training on pain, balance and foot function in patients with Pes Planus

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pes Planus

Interventions

Intrinsic Muscles TrainingOTHER

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.

conventional therapyOTHER

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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Imran Idrees Teaching Hospital

Sialkot, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Numeric pain rating scale

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.

Time frame: From enrolment to end of treatment at 6 weeks.

Berg Balance scale

The Berg Balance Scale is a scale used to assess functional balance. It evaluates both dynamic and static balance through 14 tasks regarding mobility

Time frame: From enrolment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks.

Foot Function Index

Foot Function Index questionnaire is used to measure the impact of foot pathology on pain, disability and activity restriction

Time frame: From enrolment to end of treatment at 6 weeks.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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