Table 3 Comparison of left foot load distribution before and after therapy in static test.

From: The influence of myofascial release on pain and selected indicators of flat foot in adults: a controlled randomized trial

 

Indicators

Group

Before therapy

After therapy

Between measurements comparison

\(\overline{x}\)

SD

\(\overline{x}\)

SD

Left foot

Lateral forefoot

MF

10.3

5.4

12.1

4.3

p = 0.120

E

11.4

3.5

10.6

3.8

p = 0.164

MFE

10.9

10.3

10.2

5.9

p = 0.484

C

14.5

3.4

13.5

3.9

p = 0.310

Between groups comparison

MF and E p = 1.000; MF and MFE p = 1.000; MF and C p = 1.000; E and MFE p = 1.000; E and C p = 0.418; MFE and C p = 0.381

 

Medial forefoot

MF

12.5

6.1

10.9

4.9

p = 0.937

E

9.1

4.3

10.1

6.4

p = 0.624

MFE

11.6

7.5

11.7

7.5

p = 0.706

C

8.5

2.7

8.0

2.8

p = 0.354

Between groups comparison

MF and E p = 1.000; MF and MFE p = 1.000; MF and C p = 0.785; E and MFE p = 1.000; E and C p = 1.000; MFE and C p = 1.000

 

Lateral midfoot

MF

3.3

1.8

3.9

2.7

p = 0.340

E

4.1

3.7

5.2

4.7

p = 0.224

MFE

4.5

4.2

3.7

3.7

p = 0.169

C

3.5

3.0

3.8

3.8

p = 0.575

Between groups comparison

MF and E p = 1.000; MF and MFE p = 1.000; MF and C p = 1.000; E and MFE p = 1.000; E and C p = 1.000; MFE and C p = 1.000

 

Medial midfoot

MF

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.0

p = 0.310

E

0.7

0.9

0.9

1.0

p = 0.345

MFE

0.7

1.0

0.3

0.6

p = 0.176

C

0.7

0.8

0.6

0.83

p = 0.715

Between groups comparison

MF and E p = 1.000; MF and MFE p = 0.730; MF and C p = 1.000; E and MFE p = 0.809; E and C p = 1.000; MFE and C p = 1.000

 

Lateral hindfoot

MF

11.2

5.7

10.1

4.3

p = 0.346

E

11.2

4.4

11.1

2.1

p = 0.864

MFE

11.1

5.3

11.3

6.2

p = 0.777

C

8.5

2.9

9.0

3.2

p = 0.690

Between groups comparison

MF and E p = 1.000; MF and MFE p = 1.000; MF and C p = 1.000; E and MFE p = 1.000; E and C p = 0.317; MFE and C p = 0.909

 

Medial hindfoot

MF

11.1

6.3

11.2

4.0

p = 0.756

E

14.7

3.6

14.1

4.7

p = 0.670

MFE

13.0

7.4

10.9

6.8

p = 0.372

C

12.5

3.9

12.6

3.5

p = 0.878

Between groups comparison

MF and E p = 0.195; MF and MFE p = 1.000; MF and C p = 1.000; E and MFE p = 0.394; E and C p = 0.939; MFE and C p = 1.000

 

Front

MF

24.5

3.6

25.8

5.5

p = 0.593

E

23.5

6.2

24.1

5.5

p = 0.626

MFE

20.8

8.4

21.7

8.5

p = 0.523

C

25.9

5.8

24.1

6.5

p = 0.208

Between groups comparison

MF and E p = 1.000; MF and MFE p = 0.708; MF and C p = 1.000; E and MFE p = 1.000; E and C p = 1.000; MFE and C p = 1.000

 

Back

MF

27.7

6.0

25.9

3.9

p = 0.163

E

28.1

5.9

29.2

3.1

p = 0.429

MFE

27.8

12.2

26.9

11.6

p = 0.536

C

23.5

6.7

24.8

5.9

p = 0.397

Between groups comparison

MF and E p = 0.458; MF and MFE p = 1.000; MF and C p = 1.000; E and MFE p = 1.00; E and C p = 0.180; MFE and C p = 1.000

 
  1. MF myofascial release, E exercises, MFE myofascial release and exercises, C control; *Statistically significant.