Achilles tendon rupture: a review of etiology, population, anatomy, risk factors, and injury prevention.
Sports participation has undergone an increase in recent decades. Injury due to sporting activity has also recently risen. The Achilles tendon has been one of the most common sports-related injuries. A 2 in 100,000 individual Achilles tendon injury rate increased to a 12 in 100,000 individual injury rate in less than 10 years. The injury [...]
Foot Health for Runners
Michele Vita, PT, DPT, educates runners about the importance of proper foot health and a physical therapists role in preventing and treating foot injuries that may result from running.
Effects of Short-term Treatment with Kinesiotaping for Plantar Fasciitis.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of kinesiotaping on plantar fasciitis. A total of 52 patients with plantar fasciitis were randomly and equally divided into two groups. The patients in the control group received only a traditional physical therapy program daily, including ultrasound thermotherapy and low-frequency electrotherapy. The patients in [...]
Segmental Muscle Vibration Improves Walking in Chronic Stroke Patients With Foot Drop: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The objective of this study was to assess whether the application of SMV to ankle dorsiflexor muscles of chronic stroke patients can improve walking. Forty-four patients were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (EG) or a control group (CG) and underwent 12 sessions over 4 weeks of general physical therapy. Patients in the EG [...]
Inter-rater reliability of the Foot Posture Index (FPI-6) in the assessment of the paediatric foot
Reliability is an integral component of clinical assessment and necessary for establishing baseline data, monitoring treatment outcomes and providing robust research findings. In the podiatric literature traditional measures of foot assessment have been shown to be largely unreliable. The Foot Posture Index (FPI-6) is a clinical tool used in the assessment of foot and to [...]
Comparison of Ponseti versus surgical treatment for idiopathic clubfoot: a short-term preliminary report.
The Ponseti method of treatment for congenital clubfeet has gained widespread clinical acceptance. We have used manipulation, serial casting, and surgery to treat congenital clubfeet for almost 3 decades. Considering the Ponseti method of treatment to replace our traditional treatment method a randomized controlled trial evaluating the short-term outcome of the two treatment protocols. Foot [...]
Manual physical therapy and exercise versus electrophysical agents and exercise in the management of plantar heel pain: a multicenter randomized clinical trial.
The objective of this studt was to compare the effectiveness of 2 different conservative management approaches in the treatment of plantar heel pain. Patients with a primary report of plantar heel pain underwent a standard evaluation and completed a number of patient self-report questionnaires, including the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), the Foot and Ankle [...]
Why women should ditch the stilettos and go shoeless
Kicking off your Manolos and going shoeless will keep the feet strong and flexible. A recent survey by the Royal Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (RCP) found that 80 per cent of women in Britain have suffered from foot pain and problems such as bunions, corns and cracked heels, often because of ill-advised footwear. In [...]
The effect on neuromuscular stability, performance, multi-joint coordination and proprioception of barefoot, taping or preventative bracing
The objective of this study was to assess the effects of taping and preventive bracing on functional balance, jumping performance, multi-joint coordination and proprioception on comparison to barefoot and each other. Twenty physically active male university students aged between 20 and 28 who had been free from lower extremity pathology for 12 months and had [...]
Manual physical therapy and exercise versus electrophysical agents and exercise in the management of plantar heel pain: a multicenter randomized clinical trial.
Cleland JA, Abbott JH, Kidd MO, Stockwell S, Cheney S, Gerrard DF, Flynn TW The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of 2 different conservative management approaches in the treatment of plantar heel pain. Patients with a primary report of plantar heel pain underwent a standard evaluation and completed a number of [...]
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