Sánchez-Serena Anna, Losa-Iglesias Marta Elena, Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo Ricardo, Morales-Ponce Ángel, Soriano-Medrano Alfredo, Pérez-Boal Eduardo, Grande-Del-Arco Jessica, Casado-Hernández Israel, Martínez-Jiménez Eva María
Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Department of Nursing and Stomatology, Faculty of Health Sciences, King Juan Carlos University, Alcorcon Campus, 28922 Madrid, Spain.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Sep 28;13(19):3087. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13193087.
the area beneath the metatarsal heads is a common location of foot pain, which is often associated with high plantar pressures. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the application of a Morton's extension on the pressure in the metatarsal bones of the foot using a pressure platform.
twenty-five subjects without musculoskeletal pathology were selected for this study, and an experiment was conducted with them as the subjects, before and after application of a Morton's extension. The foot regions were divided into the forefoot (transversely subdivided into six areas corresponding to the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth metatarsal heads, and the hallux), midfoot, and rearfoot, and then the maximum and average pressures exerted at each region were measured before and after placing a Morton's extension.
we found a pressure reduction, with a -value less than ( < 0.05), in the head of the second and third metatarsals in statics and dynamics.
we can conclude that the Morton's extension produces a variation in plantar pressures on the lesser metatarsals. The application of a Morton's extension may be beneficial for the management of forefoot pathology. This study will help clinicians consider various tools to treat forefoot disorders. NCT05879094 (ClinicalTrial.gov (accessed on 18 May 2023)).
跖骨头下方区域是足部疼痛的常见部位，通常与足底压力过高有关。本研究的目的是使用压力平台确定应用莫顿伸展器对足部跖骨压力的影响。
本研究选取了25名无肌肉骨骼病变的受试者，并以他们为对象进行了应用莫顿伸展器前后的实验。足部区域分为前足（横向细分为对应于第一、第二、第三、第四和第五跖骨头以及拇趾的六个区域）、中足和后足，然后在放置莫顿伸展器前后测量每个区域施加的最大压力和平均压力。
我们发现，在静态和动态情况下，第二和第三跖骨头处的压力降低，P值小于0.05（P < 0.05）。
我们可以得出结论，莫顿伸展器会使较小跖骨上的足底压力产生变化。应用莫顿伸展器可能有助于治疗前足病变。本研究将帮助临床医生考虑使用各种工具来治疗前足疾病。NCT05879094（ClinicalTrial.gov（于2023年5月18日访问））。
