Comparison of muscle activity between the newly designed training of the Abductor hallucis muscle and conventional training of the intrinsic foot muscles Comparison of the amount of loading on the big toe and the immediate effect

JRCT ID: jRCT1050220069

Registered date:04/08/2022

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Strengthening of the abductor pollicis muscles of the big toe and improvement of balancing ability
• Date of first enrollment: 04/08/2022
• Target sample size: 20
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

There are two types of intervention exercises.
Toes spread out exercise: In one-leg standing, all toes are extended and the small and big toes are abducted to the floor.
Abductor hallucis muscle exercise: Standing on one leg, the patient lifts the small toe and the ball of the small toe while applying load to the big toe.
Measurements were taken before and after these exercises.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Measuring the amount of load on the big toe
• Secondary Outcome: Plantar pressure change and center of gravity sway

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 20age old
• Age maximum: <= 30age old
• Gender: Both
• Include criteria: Healthy Volunteer
• Exclude criteria: The patient must be currently attending orthopedic surgery due to lower extremity trauma, have limited range of motion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint, diabetes, a history of metatarsophalangeal surgery, neuropathy, cardiovascular disease, polio, cerebral palsy, and inflammatory arthritis, and be able to perform both toes spread out exercise and Abductor hallucis muscle exercises.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Shinohara Yasushi