Efficacy of Functional Re-Education as a Treatment for Infantile Flexible Flatfoot: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Flexible pediatric flatfoot is an anatomical presentation of the foot that is common in children, and its functional impact raises long-term uncertainty. Functional re-education includes strengthening and stretching exercises for the intrinsic and extrinsic musculature of the foot, proposed as an effective conservative treatment. However, to date, there is no systematic review examining its effectiveness in the pediatric population. This systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of functional re-education as a conservative treatment for flexible pediatric flatfoot, determining which exercises are most effective.

Methods

A search (PROSPERO: CRD42023391030) was conducted across six databases, resulting in an initial total of 327 studies. Of these, 11 rand

SUBMITTER: Molina-Garcia C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11763734 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature