Dudoniene Vilma, Balnytė Milda, Kuisma Raija
Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Joensuu, Finland.
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2023;36(2):477-484. doi: 10.3233/BMR-220092.
Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common condition amongst athletes as well as in non-sporting population. It is characterised by a sharp pain under the calcaneus during walking. The impact of pain due to PF on gait and static balance is examined in this observational study.
To compare gait and balance between individuals with PF and age-matched controls without PF.
A cross-sectional observational study was executed in an Outpatient Rehabilitation Centre. Twenty-nine participants were included, 14 with PF, and 15 age-matched healthy asymptomatic individuals. Main outcome measures were foot pain, foot function index (FFI), static balance measured with modified Romberg test, static balance measured on the TYMO® system, and gait with the G-Walk System.
Foot pain and FFI were adversely related to balance and gait parameters in subjects with PF. Static balance with eyes open and eyes closed on firm and soft surface measured on the TYMO® balance platform as well as gait parameters measured with the G-Walk system, were significantly lower in subjects with PF compared to age-matched healthy controls.
PF negatively affects parameters of static balance measured with TYMO® system and gait parameters measured with the G-Walk System. However, the Romberg balance test did not detect differences between subjects with PF and age-matched healthy controls.
足底筋膜炎（PF）在运动员以及非运动人群中都很常见。其特征是行走时跟骨下方出现剧痛。本观察性研究探讨了PF引起的疼痛对步态和静态平衡的影响。
比较PF患者与年龄匹配的无PF对照者之间的步态和平衡情况。
在一家门诊康复中心进行了一项横断面观察性研究。纳入了29名参与者，其中14名患有PF，15名年龄匹配的健康无症状个体。主要结局指标包括足部疼痛、足部功能指数（FFI）、用改良罗姆伯格试验测量的静态平衡、在TYMO®系统上测量的静态平衡以及用G-Walk系统测量的步态。
PF患者的足部疼痛和FFI与平衡及步态参数呈负相关。与年龄匹配的健康对照者相比，PF患者在TYMO®平衡平台上测量的睁眼和闭眼在坚硬及柔软表面上的静态平衡以及用G-Walk系统测量的步态参数均显著更低。
PF对用TYMO®系统测量的静态平衡参数和用G-Walk系统测量的步态参数有负面影响。然而，罗姆伯格平衡试验未检测出PF患者与年龄匹配的健康对照者之间的差异。
