Comparison Of The Efficiencies Of Peloid and Paraffine Treatments In Patients With Hallux Rigidus

Launched by KONYA MERAM STATE HOSPITAL · Dec 4, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

Hallux rigidus(HR); It is a pathology seen in the first Metatarsophalangeal (MTF) joint, characterized by pain, dorsal osteophytes, and dorsiflexion difficulties due to progressive degenerative arthritis. (1) The most common deformity of the first MTF joint is hallux valgus, and the second most common deformity is HR. Its incidence is higher in women than in men.(2, 3) Clinically, HR typically has insidious onset pain in the MTF joint when walking and a decrease in joint range of motion (ROM).(4) X-rays are used in radiological evaluation; narrowing of the joint space, osteophytes in the he...

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FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Pain-limitation in the 1st MTF joint for three months or longer,
• • Being over 35 years old,
• • 3 or more severe pain according to VAS,
• • Localized tenderness over the 1st MTF on palpation.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Having neuropathic or radicular pain,
• • History of acute trauma,
• • Previous surgical intervention on the foot or non-operative treatment within 6 months (corticosteroid injection, physical therapy applications, shoe modifications, etc.),
• • Having rheumatological diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gout,
• • Having a malignancy,
• • Having a progressive neurological disease that causes sensory defects,
• • Being allergic to peloid therapy,
• • Being pregnant
• • Having a communication problem.

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