Abstract
Objective
To check the acute effects of manual pressure and traction technique on balance and
plantar footprint variables.
Design
A single-blind clinical study with 2 groups.
Setting
Private practice.
Participants
Healthy participants (N=40; 28 female and 12 male) were recruited to carry out a single-blind
study.
Interventions
Experimental group performed a bilateral plantar fascia manual pressure and traction
technique. Control group performed a tactile stimulation. The position of the participant,
the therapist, and the time of application of the techniques (5min) were the same
for both interventions.
Main Outcome Measures
We measured stabilometry variables and static footprint. The footprint variables were
divided in rear, middle, and front foot areas.
Results
Significant differences were found in stabilometry variables. There was an improvement
in experimental group at X displacement with eyes open (P=.014) and surface eyes closed (P=.046) variables.
Conclusions
After technique the experimental group improved the stabilometry variables, specifically
surface with eyes closed and X displacement with eyes open. The static footprint variables
have not shown differences after the technique compared with the control group.
Keywords
List of abbreviations:
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Publication history
Published online: February 27, 2020
Footnotes
Disclosures: none.
Clinical Trial Registration No.: NCT03997955.
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