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Trial reportJournal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi2019

Effects of the Short Foot Exercise With Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Navicular Height in Flexible Flatfoot in Thailand: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Juntip Namsawang, Wichai Eungpinichpong, Ratana Vichiansiri, Somchai Rattanathongkom

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Trial report in Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05216692 (Effects of a Foot Strengthening Protocol on Foot Strength, Foot Morphological Deformation and Kinetics Parameters), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.

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NCT05216692 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Effects of a Foot Strengthening Protocol on Foot Strength, Foot Morphological Deformation and Kinetics Parameters : a Monocentric Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorFrançois FourchetRan2022 to 2022Enrolled28ConditionsFoot Strength DeficitArmsLa Tour Hospital Foot Strengthening Protocol, Standard Literature Foot Strengthening Protocol
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Randomized Clinical Trial: The Effect of Exercise of the Intrinsic Muscle on Foot Pronation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Juntip NamsawangSchool of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen,Thailand.
Wichai EungpinichpongResearch Center in Back, Neck and Other Joint Pain and Human Performance (BNOJPH), Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Ratana VichiansiriDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Somchai RattanathongkomSchool of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen,Thailand.
Khon Kaen University · TH

Funding

Khon Kaen University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesFlatfoot, or low medial longitudinal arch, contributes to back and lower extremity injuries and is caused by weak abductor hallucis (AbdH) muscles. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of short foot exercise (SFE) alone or with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on navicular height, the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the AbdH muscle, and AbdH muscle activity in flexible flatfoot.

methodsThirty-six otherwise healthy people with flexible flatfoot were randomly assigned to a group that received SFE with placebo NMES treatment (the control group) or a group that received both SFE and NMES treatment (the experimental group). Each group received 4 weeks of treatment (SFE alone or SFE with NMES). Navicular height, the CSA of the AbdH muscle, and AbdH muscle activity were assessed before and after the intervention.

resultsNo significant differences were found in navicular height or the CSA of the AbdH muscle between the control and experimental groups, while AbdH muscle activity showed a statistically significant difference between the groups (SFE=73.9±11.0% of maximal voluntary isometric contraction [MVIC]; SFE with NMES=81.4±8.3% of MVIC; p<0.05). Moreover, the CSA of the AbdH muscle showed a statistically significant increase after treatment in the SFE with NMES group (pre-treatment=218.6±53.2 mm2; post-treatment=256.9±70.5 mm2; p<0.05).

conclusionsSFE with NMES was more effective than SFE alone in increasing AbdH muscle activity. Therefore, SFE with NMES should be recommended to correct or prevent abnormalities in people with flexible flatfoot by a physiotherapist or medical care team.

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Electric StimulationExercise TherapyFemaleFlatfootFootHumansMalePhysical Therapy ModalitiesTarsal BonesThailandYoung AdultElectrical stimulationExerciseFlatfootRandomized controlled trialThailand

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PMID31390688
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