Home exercise program for hallux valgus

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RANGE OF MOTION AND PAIN INTENSITY OF THE FIRST METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT IN WOMEN WITH HALLUX VALGUS DEFORMATION AFTER TWO-MONTH HOME EXERCISE PROGRAMME
Aire Arge, Aleks Lenzner, Helena Gapeyeva, Mati Pääsuke
Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis, 2012. Vol. 18, pp. 111–118 (PDF full text)

Hallux Valgus (HV) (also Hallux abducto valgus) is a common deformity of the
foot, which causes pain, inflammation and decreased joint mobility in the big
toe. There are no universally accepted protocol for treating advanced phase HV,
corrective surgery seems to be the most common direction of curing advanced
HV deformation. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of twomonth
home exercise programme (HEP) on joint mobility and pain of the first
metatarsophalangeal joint (MTP-joint) in women with advanced phase HV
deformation. Seven women with mean age 55.6±2.9 years with advanced phase
HV deformation (first MTP-joint angle more than 20 degrees) participated in
the study. Foot pain in different conditions was assessed with modified Foot
Function Index’s (FFI) pain subscale before and after HEP. Passive range of
motion (PROM) of flexion and extension of the first MTP-joint was measured
before and after HEP using a standard mechanical goniometer. A significant
increase (p<0.001) in the passive extension of the first MTP-joint was noted
after HEP compared with the joint mobility before HEP, also passive flexion
increased considerably but no significant difference was noted (p>0.05).
Foot pain score decreased significantly (p<0.05) after HEP. In conclusion, in
advanced phase HV two-month HEP was an effective therapeutic approach for
increasing first MTP-joint mobility and reducing foot pain.
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BEN-HUR · Jan 29, 2013

Does anybody have any insights on the exercises specifically used in the above study? i.e. the "fifteen special exercises" in the "HEP". The subjects were given a printed exercise program with pictures & explanations. Thank you.

BEN-HUR · Feb 12, 2013

BEN-HUR said: ↑

Does anybody have any insights on the exercises specifically used in the above study? i.e. the "fifteen special exercises" in the "HEP". The subjects were given a printed exercise program with pictures & explanations. Thank you.
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Well, it would appear that I am the only one interested in the above. I did write to the researcher (email)... got no answer, not even a reply email... big sigh.

There has been conflicting views on the success of an exercise regime on HAV... being that their conclusion claims a... "effective therapeutic approach"... I would have thought they would be more forthcoming. Anyway.

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