Status:
UNKNOWN
Integrated Exercise Therapy Interventions on the Performance and Injury Prevention in Competitive Sports
Lead Sponsor:
Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Conditions:
Strain of Fascia of Intrinsic Muscle of Foot (Disorder)
Elastography
Eligibility:
All Genders
15-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Football is an increasingly popular exercise and common practice among adolescent and elite athletes. However, these athletes tend to have injuries involving the lower extremity and foot. Recent liter...
Detailed Description
The foot often plays a crucial role in sensorimotor control and movement performance in standing, walking, and running. Anatomically, the intrinsic foot muscles (IFM) are the primary local stabilizer ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Athletes with plantar heel pain:
- Diagnosis of painful heel syndrome by clinical examination, with the following positive clinical signs:
- Pain in the morning or after sitting a long time
- Local pain where the fascia attaches to the heel
- Increasing pain with extended walking or standing for more than 15 minutes
- Was associated with inflammatory symptoms (pain, swelling, etc.)
- Pain in the area of the insertion of the plantar aponeurosis on the medial tubercle of the calcaneus.
- Not perform ankle stretching exercises as treatment of the plantar fasciitis.
- Healthy individuals:
- A neutral foot alignment: determined by measurement of the resting calcaneal stance position (RCSP: between 2°of inversion and 2°of eversion) and scores on the navicular drop (ND: between 5 and 9 mm) test.
- Foot Posture Index Score is between 0 and 5 .
- No pain in the lower limbs
- No history of lower limb injury or surgery that has affected function or caused the Individual to seek previous medical or therapeutic intervention.
Exclusion
- Traumatic injury to lower limbs which impacted joint integrity and function (i.e., fractures) resulting in at least 1 interrupted day of desired physical activity
- History of spinal, pelvic or lower limb surgery
- Major neurological, cardiorespiratory or circulatory disorders
- Past history of traumatic head injury with or without loss of consciousness
- Have been taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory or corticosteroid medication in the past month
- Recent intervention/management within the last 6 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04384003
Start Date
August 1 2019
End Date
December 31 2022
Last Update
December 6 2022
Active Locations (1)
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BuddhistTCGH
Hualien City, Taiwan, 97004