Physiotherapy for Chronic Metatarsalgia
- Conditions
- Metatarsalgia
- Registration Number
- NCT02578615
- Lead Sponsor
- Spiraldynamik AG
- Brief Summary
The pilot study was conducted in the form of an open prospective single-arm observational study with 28 patients who received physiotherapy at the Spiraldynamik® Med Center in Zurich.
- Detailed Description
The pilot study was conducted in the form of an open prospective single-arm observational study. The data of 28 patients who received physiotherapy at the Spiraldynamik® Med Center in Zurich was evaluated. The endpoints of Visual Analog Scale Foot and Ankle (VAS FA), Activity Index (AI), plantar and inter-metatarsal pres-sure pain, rearfoot angle and dorsal extension capability of the upper ankle joint were individually compared and analyzed before and after therapy.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 28
- main diagnosis: Metatarsalgia
- secondary diagnosis: Hallux rigidus,Hallux valgus, Knick-Senk-Spreizfuß, Hohlfuß
- age 30-75 Jahre, gender both
- chronic ( ≥ 3 month),
- pain ≥ 1 visuell analog scale (VAS)
- no other complementary therapy
- local: trauma, fracture, tumore, infectionen
- pain after forefoot - operation
- neurological diseases
- generell: somatoform, pension covet
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual Analog Scale Foot and Ankle (VAS FA) 9 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Activity Index (AI) 3, 8 weeks plantar and inter-metatarsal pressure pain - measured dichotom 9 weeks measured dichotom - pain triggered or not
rearfoot angle measured in degree ° 9 weeks measured in degree, during standing: the angle for pes valgus (measured at the position of calcaneus)
dorsal extension capability of the upper ankle joint measured in degree ° 9 weeks