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Foot Posture and Balance in Children With Flexible Flatfeet: Effects of Mud-walk

Effects of Mud-walk on Foot Posture and Balance in Children With Flexible Flatfeet

Sponsor

Riphah International University

Enrollment

37 participants

Start Date

Oct 22, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

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.

Eligibility

Min Age: 6 YearsMax Age: 11 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

  • Children with bilateral flexible flat feet
  • Children aged 6-11 years
  • Children who are not involved in any other trial
  • FPI-6 score >6

Exclusion Criteria6

  • Children with rigid flatfeet
  • Prior foot or ankle surgery
  • Pain in lower extremities
  • Overweight or obese
  • Any other foot deformities
  • Any neurological or neuromuscular disorder

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Interventions

OTHERmud-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

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