Metatarsophalangeal Joint Sprain Kinesiotaping
Turf Toe, Metatarsophalangeal (Joint) Sprain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Turf Toe focused on measuring turf toe, Metatarsophalangeal Sprain, functional ability, gait parameters, kinesiology taping
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: comprised athletes with 2nd grade turf toe. medically stable. had foot pain for more than a month prior to enrollment. didn't have persistent, incapacitating pain. had a doctor's note approving their decision to stop taking painkillers during the research. Exclusion Criteria: if they had any surgical intervention before. range of motion limitation in the ankle joint. inability to exercise. systemic disease. any other orthopedic problem at ankle joints.
Sites / Locations
- Outpatient Clinic of College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
- King Khalid Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
exercise group
placebo kinesiology taping plus exercise group
kinesiology taping plus exercise group
60-minutes exercise program, three times a week on alternate days for 12 successive weeks.
Kinesiology taping was used, however the strain was zero. Before each exercise session, the tape was changed every two days while the patients were present.
putting no stress on the opposite end and a 50% stretch from the top of the big toe to the heel along the back of the heel. After applying a 50% stretch from the top of the big toe to the second horizontal little strip between the big toe and second toe, place the ends below the toe diagonally with no stress.