Fascial Manipulation Technique in the Conservative Management of Morton's Syndrome: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Morton's syndrome (MS) is a common cause of neuropathic chronic forefoot pain, characterised by the development of a swelling of the common digital plantar nerve, whose aetiology is not fully known. There is currently no gold standard of treatment; nonoperative management commonly involves manual therapies, orthoses therapy and infiltrative techniques, while surgery is indicated after failure of conservative measures. The present preliminary study prospectively evaluates patients affected by MS treated by Fascial Manipulation technique (FM), a noninvasive manual therapy, focused on the release of the deep fascia, reducing its stiffness. Patients with clinical and sonographic diagnosis of MS with at least a 4-month history of neuropathic symptoms underwent a cycle of three weekly FM session

SUBMITTER: Biz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8345745 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature