Foot Orthoses in Patients With Sciatica
Chronic Sciatica, Foot Deformity
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Sciatica
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Having lumbar and/or lower extremity pain.
- Having a medical diagnosis of chronic sciatica caused by lumbar disc herniation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Ulcers within the foot.
- Diabetes mellitus.
- Pregnancy.
- Cognitive deterioration.
- Previous osteoarticular foot surgery.
- Concomitant inflammatory rheumatic disease.
- Need for walking assistance.
- Being treated with foot orthotics.
- Refuse to use appropriated and health footwear (with no more than a 3 cm drop, wide and spacious with removable, laced or velcro insole, posterior buttress, medial-lateral stability, and flexibility in metatarsophalangeal area to allow dorsiflexion).
Sites / Locations
- Department of Podiatry
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Custom-made foot orthoses group
Placebo group
Custom-made foot orthoses will be applied to participants in this arm. The orthoses will consist on a 3-mm thick polypropylene layer from heel to just proximal to the metatarsal heads, and a cover layer of polyethylene foam from heel to toe tips. Both materials will be adapted to the foot positive casts that will be obtained from all participants.
The placebo orthoses will consist on a 3-mm thick polyethylene foam layer from heel to toe tips and a 0.8-mm thick resin layer from heel to just proximal to the metatarsal heads. None of the materials will be adapted to the foot positive casts.