Author/Authors :
ceyhan, çilem pamukkale üniversitesi - tıp fakültesi, Denizli, Turkey , sanalan, gülce büke pamukkale üniversitesi - tıp fakültesi, Denizli, Turkey , akkaya, nuray pamukkale üniversitesi - tıp fakültesi - fiziksel tıp ve rehabilitasyon ad, Denizli, Turkey , şahin, füsun pamukkale üniversitesi - tıp fakültesi - fiziksel tıp ve rehabilitasyon ad, Denizli, Turkey
Abstract :
Purpose: To investigate the presence of axial pain and variables related with pain in students with pes planus. Materials and Methods: Demographical (age, gender, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), smoking habit), clinical data (presence of axial pain, localization of the pain, cervical, thoracal, thoracolumbar, lumbar, frequency of pain, the most painful conditions, status of physical activity) of 100 students who were willing to participate in the study were recorded. Foot arch was evaluated by Staheli index which was calculated based on the measurements of foot prints obtained by Harris mat. Results: 50 female (50%) and 50 male (50%) participants with the mean age of 22.5±1.16 years were evaluated. There were 48 (48%) participants with pain, and 52 (52%) participants without pain. When participants were classified as unilateral pes planus (n=18), bilateral pes planus (n=35) and normal (n=47) according to Staheli index, weight/BMI was higher in groups with pes planus (p 0.05). There was axial pain in 55.3% (n=26) of normal participants, 38.9% (n=7) of unilateral pes planus, and 54.3% (n=19) of bilateral pes planus. Relationship between presence of pes planus and lumbar pain was not detected (p 0.05). Painful participants with bilateral pes planus and participants with bilateral normal feet are combined and defined as symmetrical group. Localization of pain was compared between symmetrical group and asymmetrical group (painful participants with unilateral pes planus). There was pain in 45% (n=37) of symmetrical group (n=82), and in 61% (n=11) of asymmetrical group (n=18), and the difference was significant (p 0.05). There was more pain on thoracal region in participants with asymmetrical disorder, and more pain on thoracolumbar/lumbar region in participants with symmetrical condition. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, relationship was not detected between pes planus and axial pain. Participants with pes planus had more weight than participants without pes planus. Participants with unilateral pes planus had more pain on thorocal region, and participants with bilateral pes planus or with normal feet had more pain on thoracolumbar or lumbar regions.
