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Observational studyScientific reports2021

Clinical measures of foot posture and ankle joint dorsiflexion do not differ in adults with and without plantar heel pain.

Karl B Landorf, Michelle R Kaminski, Shannon E Munteanu, Gerard V Zammit, Hylton B Menz

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Observational study in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT05434780 (Comparison of Facilitatory Kinesiology Taping With Combined Inhibitory and Facilitatory Kinesiology Taping Among University Students With Calf Tightness), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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NCT05434780 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of Facilitatory Kinesiology Taping With Combined Inhibitory and Facilitatory Kinesiology Taping Among University Students With Calf Tightness

TypeinterventionalSponsorShalamar Institute of Health SciencesRan2022 to 2022Enrolled20ConditionsCalf Muscle PulledArmsKinesiology taping
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karl B LandorfDiscipline of Podiatry, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Victoria, 3086, Australia. k.landorf@latrobe.edu.au.
Michelle R KaminskiDiscipline of Podiatry, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Victoria, 3086, Australia.
Shannon E MunteanuDiscipline of Podiatry, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Victoria, 3086, Australia.
Gerard V ZammitMedical Foot Care, 6/230 Blackshaws Road, Altona North, VIC, 3025, Australia.
Hylton B MenzDiscipline of Podiatry, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Victoria, 3086, Australia.
La Trobe University · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Foot posture and ankle joint dorsiflexion have long been proposed to be risk factors for plantar heel pain, however body mass may be a confounder when investigating these factors. The aim of this study was to determine if clinical measures of foot posture and ankle joint dorsiflexion differ in adults with and without plantar heel pain after accounting for body mass. This was a cross-sectional observational study that compared 50 participants with plantar heel pain to 25 control participants without plantar heel pain who were matched for age, sex and body mass index. Foot posture was assessed using the Foot Posture Index and the Arch Index. Ankle joint dorsiflexion was assessed with a weightbearing lunge test with the knee extended and with the knee flexed. No significant differences (P < 0.05) were found between the groups for foot posture, whether measured with the Foot Posture Index or the Arch Index. Similarly, no significant differences were found in the weightbearing lunge test whether measured with the knee extended or with the knee flexed. Clinical measures of foot posture and ankle joint dorsiflexion do not differ in adults with and without plantar heel pain when body mass is accounted for. Therefore, clinicians should not focus exclusively on foot posture and ankle dorsiflexion and ignore the contribution of overweight or obesity.

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PostureAdultAgedAnkle JointFasciitis, PlantarFemaleFootHumansMaleMiddle AgedWeight-Bearing

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