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| | | Article Name : | | | Relationship between Common Foot and Ankle
Abnormalities and Low Back Pain:
An Observational Study | | Author Name : | | | Dr. VIVEK CHAUHAN, Dr. SUNIL BHATT, GARIMA ARORA | | Publisher : | | | Bridge Center | | Article URL : |  | | | Abstract : | | | Objectives: The aim of the study is to investigate or identify
association of low back pain with some common foot and ankle
deformities. (Pes planus, pes cavus, Calf muscle tightness & hallux
valgus and varus, inversion and eversion of fore foot by goniometric
measurement at neutral position).
Methods: The subjects of both genders between the age of 20-
60 years were selected on the basis of inclusion & exclusion criteria for
the study. An Oswestry Scale low back pain disability questionnaire
was used for the back pain patients. Similarly another scale i.e.
Manchester foot pain and disability index was used to asses foot and
ankle problems. Once when all the information collected regarding to
low back pain and ankle and foot problems all the tests were applied.
Navicular Drop test, Heel rise test, Coleman Block Test for -pes planus,
calf muscle tightness, pes cavus respectively, Goniometric measurement
were done for Hallux valgus & varus, inversion & eversion of forefoot
at neutral position to see deviations.
Results: Based on the results of our study, the low back pain
has a correlation with some common foot and ankle abnormalities.
Conclusion: Low back pain has a correlation with the
abnormalities of foot, especially with the pronated feet, fallen arches of
feet, forefoot eversion and posterior tibial tendon dysfunction or calf
muscle tightness. There was no correlation with position of the Hallux and inversion of forefoot. Hence these tests may be incorporated in the
assessment of low back pain in order to gain a better understanding of
the true nature of the pathology and provide a more holistic treatment
to the patients. | | Keywords : | | | Low back pain, Foot and ankle abnormalities |
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