ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Fascial Manipulation Technique in the Conservative Management of Morton's Syndrome: A Pilot Study.
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- Morton's neuroma: who, when and how contributed to its description and treatment?International orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Single metatarsal percutaneous distal metatarsal osteotomy (DMMO) for 3Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Effects of Metatarsal Foot Orthosis on Biomechanical 3D Ground Reaction Force in Individuals with Morton Foot Syndrome during Gait: A Cross-Sectional Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Infiltrative Type I Collagen in the Treatment of Morton's Neuroma: A Mini-Series.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Digital Ischemia after Ultrasound-Guided Alcohol Injection for Morton's Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Plantar and dorsal approaches for excision of morton's neuroma: a comparison study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveMorton's syndrome (MS) is a common cause of neuropathic chronic forefoot pain, characterised by the development of a swelling of the common digital plantar nerve, whose aetiology is not fully known. There is currently no gold standard of treatment; nonoperative management commonly involves manual therapies, orthoses therapy and infiltrative techniques, while surgery is indicated after failure of conservative measures. The present preliminary study prospectively evaluates patients affected by MS treated by Fascial Manipulation technique (FM), a noninvasive manual therapy, focused on the release of the deep fascia, reducing its stiffness. MATERIALS AND
methodsPatients with clinical and sonographic diagnosis of MS with at least a 4-month history of neuropathic symptoms underwent a cycle of three weekly FM sessions. Clinical follow-up, including VAS and AOFAS scores, was performed 21 days (T1) and 3 months (T2) after treatment.
resultsNine patients, among 28 recruited initially, completed the manual therapy sessions and relative follow-up points. This noninvasive pain treatment led to significant improvement of VAS (
conclusionsDespite the small size of the case series, this pilot study is unique in supporting Fascial Manipulation in the nonoperative treatment of MS. Further studies are needed with a large cohort of gender balanced patients to confirm the encouraging results obtained.
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