KMID : 1195020150110010011
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Archives of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy 2015 Volume.11 No. 1 p.11 ~ p.17
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Effects of anti-gravity treadmill exercise on foot sole pain and activities of daily living in an elderly person with chronic plantar fasciitis : A case study
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Cho Jae-Jin
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of anti-gravity treadmill exercise on foot sole pain and activities of daily living (ADL) of an elderly person with chronic plantar fasciitis. A 68-year-old patient who was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis completed a 5-week anti-gravity treadmill exercise program consisting of walking for 20 min at 3 mph twice per week. The patient¡¯s foot pain and ADL were measured using the visual analog scale (VAS) and Roles and Maudsley scores were calculated at before intervention and weekly throughout the intervention. There was a slight change in the VAS score for foot sole pain at the end of the intervention. ADL evaluated by the Roles and Maudsley scores slightly improved post-intervention compared to those pre-intervention. We found that the anti-gravity treadmill exercise did not harm our elderly patient with chronic plantar fasciitis. Accordingly, we concluded that anti-gravity treadmill exercise had positive effects on foot pain and ADL for this elderly patient with chronic plantar fasciitis. Our findings suggest that anti-gravity treadmill exercise will be a new approach to cardiopulmonary fitness and help prevent falls in elderly individuals with limitations in ADL.
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KEYWORD
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Anti-gravity treadmill, plantar fasciitis, elderly
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