Plantar Pressures After Pressure Release of the Flexor Digitorum Brevis Muscle Versus a Non-emission Laser.

Mayuben Private Clinic

Status

Completed

Conditions

Foot

Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Manual Therapy

Flat Foot

Treatments

Other: Non emision Laser

Other: Pressure release

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06499545

1912202200923 B

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study we will test the effects of pressure release on the Flexor digitorum brevis muscle on the plantar pressures variables using a pressure platform.

Enrollment

36 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 39 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Participants who came to the clinic presenting with pain in both heels and who were diagnosed with active or latent myofascial trigger point in bilateral flexor digitorum brevis muscles.
Myofascila trigger points of flexor digitorum brevis were the only ones diagnosed in the foot.
All participants with normal body mass, without obesity.

Exclusion criteria

Diagnosis of lower limb injury, such as plantar fasciitis, tendinopathy, bursitis, ligamentous injuries.
History of previous lower limb surgery.
Participants will not be subjected to ankle stretching or any other treatment.
Diabetes due to possible elevation of plantar pressure.
Toe deformities such as hammertoes and hallux valgus due to possible alteration of plantar pressure.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Other

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

36 participants in 2 patient groups

Pressure release

Experimental group

Description:

Application of pressure release as a trigger point treatment of the flexor digitorum brevis muscle. Performing 3 pressure cycles until the disappearance of the referred pain for a minimum of 90 seconds.

Treatment:

Other: Pressure release

Non-emision Laser

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Application of a non-emitting laser for 5 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Non emision Laser