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Foot Posture and Balance in Children With Flexible Flatfeet: Effects of Mud-walk
Sponsor: Riphah International University
Summary
The study will be a quasi-experimental study with a pre-post study design. 37 children with bilateral flexible flatfeet of age 6-11 years will be recruited by non-probability convenience sampling with pre and post assessment. The navicular height, foot posture, balance and functional performance of lower limb will be assessed through Navicular Drop Test, Foot Posture Index-6, Pediatric Berg Balance Scale and Single Leg Hop Test respectively. All recruited children will receive intervention for 30 minutes a day for 3 days a week for total 6 weeks. The exercise program will include warm up phase, walk on mud and cool down phase. Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 27.0.
Official title: Effects of Mud-walk on Foot Posture and Balance in Children With Flexible Flatfeet
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Years - 11 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
37
Start Date
2025-10-22
Completion Date
2026-06-16
Last Updated
2025-11-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
mud-walk
* The participants will walk on the mud within a rectangular boundary of "2 × 8 dimension" (2 feet by 8 feet) with 5 cm depth. * The exercise program will have 3 phases: warm up, walk on mud and cool down. * The warm up phase will consist of stretching of the hamstring muscles using the static technique. The main exercise phase will consist of 20 minutes of walk on mud in four manners with each manner for 5 minutes: 1. forward walk 2. back ward walk 3. sideways walk 4. S-shaped or figure-eight walk After 3 weeks, while walking in each manner the participants will pick up small objects (soft balls) with toes from mud and place them elsewhere. The cool down phase will consist of 5 minutes and will include * soaking feet in water * washing with soap * rinsing with clean water, * drying with towel * application of emollient
Locations (1)
Imran Amjad
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan