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Effect of Core Stability Exercises in Individuals With Bilateral Flexible Flat Foot

Effect of Core Stability Exercises on Medial Longitudinal Arch Height and Balance in Individuals With Bilateral Flexible Flat Foot

Sponsor

Cairo University

Enrollment

40 participants

Start Date

Sep 1, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Summary

There is a gap of literature about the role of core stability exercises on management of flexible flatfoot, as a result this study will take a deeper look on the effect of core stability exercises on navicular height, Arch height index, balance and disability function of ankle joint in individuals with bilateral flexible flat foot.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 40 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

  • 40 Participants of both genders with bilateral flexible flatfoot.
  • Their age ranges from 18 to 39 years.
  • All Participants with a navicular drop (ND) greater than 10 mm.
  • Body mass index from 18.5-25 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria10

  • Traumatic condition of the lower limbs.
  • History of Fracture of the lower limbs.
  • previous orthopedic disorders or neurologic deficit of the lower limbs.
  • Previous surgery of the lower limbs.
  • Any sensory problems.
  • Leg length discrepancy.
  • Neuromuscular disease like multiple scelerosis.
  • Unilateral flexible flat foot.
  • Rigid flat foot.
  • Any lumbar spine problems

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Interventions

OTHERConventional

patients will receive conventional therapy that include 1. Short foot exercises 2. Towel-curl exercise 3. Heel raise exercise 4. Calf stretch

OTHERExperimental

Core stability exercises: The training programs will last 6 weeks and comprise 3 training sessions per week. Each training session lasted 30 min, starting with a brief, standardized warm-up program mainly consisting of low-intensity core strength exercises to prepare the neuromuscular system for the training loads and ending with a cool-down program (i.e., dynamic stretching). During the main part of training, research group will conduct the "big 3" exercises as described by McGill (Mcgill, 2001). These include the curl-up, side bridge, and quadruped position. In other words, every single training session consisted of frontal, dorsal, and lateral core exercises. Training intensity will be progressed and individually increased over the 6-week training program by modulating lever lengths, movement velocity

Locations(2)

Physical therapy College - Cairo university

Cairo, Egypt

Physical Therapy faculty, Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

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