The combined effect of short foot exercises and orthosis in symptomatic flexible flatfoot: a randomized controlled trial

Elsayed, Walaa; Alotaibi, Shaikha; Shaheen, Afaf A. M.; Farouk, Mohamed; Farrag, Ahmed

doi:10.23736/s1973-9087.23.07846-2

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“…No article to date has provided evidence to justify the treatment of flexible, asymptomatic flatfeet; therefore, caution should be exercised when deciding to treat this condition. Plantar orthosis, sometimes combined with foot exercises, is debatable as an efficient mechanism to improve the plantar arch [38][39][40][41][42][43][44]; however, this can relieve medial arch pain associated with flatfoot [40,41].…”

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Pediatric Flatfoot: Is There a Need for Surgical Referral?

Luna

Khal

Milliken

et al. 2023

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Pediatric foot deformities are a common finding, concerning up to 44% of preschool aged children. The absence of accepted international guidelines, as well as heterogeneity in definitions and measurements, makes management of pediatric flatfoot a challenge, and decisions surrounding specialized care referral confusing and biased. The objective of this narrative review is to provide guidance to primary care physicians treating these patients. A non-systematic review of the literature regarding the development, etiology, and clinical and radiographic assessment of flatfeet using the PubMed and Cochrane Library databases was performed. The exclusion criteria for the review were adult populations, papers detailing the outcome of a specific surgical procedure, and publications prior to 2001. The included articles showed great heterogeneity in definition and proposed management, which makes the study of pediatric flatfoot challenging. Flatfoot is a common finding in children under 10 years old, and should not be considered pathological unless stiffness or functional limitation are present. Surgical referral should be reserved to children with stiff or painful flatfoot, while simple observation is indicated for flexible, asymptomatic flatfeet.

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“…A flowchart based on literature review and the authors' opinion summarizing the recommended management of pediatric flatfoot can be found in Figure 2 [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][24][25][26][38][39][40][41]44].…”

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Pediatric Flatfoot: Is There a Need for Surgical Referral?

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Milliken

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“…Existing studies mostly compare foot orthoses to a combination of orthoses and exercise or compare exercise alone to a combination of orthoses and exercise. [20][21][22][23][24] Only one study directly compared the use of foot orthoses to exercise; the authors reported a greater improvement in MLA height and dynamic balance with short foot exercise. 25 However, due to the limited number of studies directly comparing foot orthoses to exercise, it remains challenging to determine the actual effectiveness of each intervention.…”

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Effects of lower extremity muscle strengthening exercise and foot orthoseson medial longitudinal arch height in individuals with flexible flatfoot

Engkananuwat

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Background: Foot orthoses and lower extremity exercises have been widely recommended to improve medial longitudinal arch (MLA) height in adults with flexible flatfoot. However, there is little evidence to guide the choice between foot orthoses or lower extremity exercises. Objectives: This study comprised two separate studies. Study 1 aimed to establish the more effective exercise protocol by comparing the MLA height in groups performing foot exercises with and without gluteus medius (GMed) muscle strengthening exercise. Study 2 compared the established exercise protocol in Study 1 with foot orthoses to determine the actual effectiveness of each intervention. Main outcome measures: Navicular drop (ND), arch height index (AHI), plantar pressure, static balance, dynamic balance, and lower extremity muscle strength were measured at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks. Results: Study 1 included 52 participants with bilateral flatfoot who were randomly assigned to either the foot exercise group (n = 26) or the foot plus GMed exercise group (n = 26). After 4 and 8 weeks, the foot plus GMed exercise group showed significant improvements in all outcome measures, except dynamic balance, compared to the foot exercise group. Study 2 included 38 bilateral flatfoot participants who were randomly assigned to either the foot plus GMed exercise group (n = 19) and the foot orthoses group (n = 19). The foot plus GMed exercise group showed significant improvements in all outcome measures, except plantar pressure, static and dynamic balance in certain directions, compared to the foot orthoses group. Conclusion: Adding GMed muscle strengthening exercise to foot exercise proved to be more effective in supporting the MLA compared to performing foot exercise alone. In healthy adults with flexible flatfoot, lower extremity exercise was found to be more effective than foot orthoses in improving MLA height and related parameters.

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Importance du foot core dans les sports de combat : de la pathologie à la performance

Maubert,

Blouin

2024

Revue du Podologue

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The combined effect of short foot exercises and orthosis in symptomatic flexible flatfoot: a randomized controlled trial

Cited by 5 publications

References 45 publications

Pediatric Flatfoot: Is There a Need for Surgical Referral?

Pediatric Flatfoot: Is There a Need for Surgical Referral?

Effects of lower extremity muscle strengthening exercise and foot orthoseson medial longitudinal arch height in individuals with flexible flatfoot

Importance du foot core dans les sports de combat : de la pathologie à la performance

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