The Effects of Various Conservative Treatments on Toe-in Gait Deformity
| Reference | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Schumacher et al., 201822) | Patients: 11 subjects with toe-in gait (Mean age: 10.4±1.6 years) Intervention: Portable microcurrent therapy device (PMTD) to stimulate hip internal rotation Comparison: The ranges of hip internal and external rotation |
Hip internal rotation angle before treatment and after treatment were 70.3±5.4 and 55.7±7.8 degrees, respectively. Hip external rotation angles were 20.1±5.5 and 33.6±8.2 degrees before and after treatment. The results of this study showed that PMTD may have the potential to improve the gait pattern in children with toe-in gait. |
| Redmond, 199820) | Patients: 18 children with toe-in gait Intervention: Gait plate Comparison: The foot placement angle was measured in this study. Moreover, a simple questionnaire was used to determine parental satisfaction. |
The reported results also showed that parental satisfaction was high or very high. There was a significant negative correlation between the foot progression angle at diagnosis and the subsequent improvement. |
| Ehlert et al, 201721) | Patients: 57 children of both sexes aged between 6 and 8 years participated in this study. They were divided in to three groups: - Group A: training program without any orthotic management - Group B: training program with Thera Togs - Group C: only Thera Togs with static ground reaction AFO Intervention: training and Thera Togs orthosis Comparison: Gait speed, cadence, stride length, hip and knee flexion angles |
Significant difference was recorded amongst the three groups in gait speed, cadence and stride length. For all measurement significant results were obtained for group C than other groups. |
