- 著者
- Norikazu Hishikawa Shogo Toyama Koshiro Sawada Takashi Kawasaki Suzuyo Ohashi Kazuya Ikoma Daisaku Tokunaga Yasuo Mikami
- 出版者
- The Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine
- 雑誌
- Progress in Rehabilitation Medicine (ISSN:24321354)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.7, pp.20220047, 2022 (Released:2022-09-09)
- 参考文献数
- 44
- 被引用文献数
- 1
Objectives: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-related foot impairment have a high rate of sarcopenia. Treatment using a foot orthosis (FO) enables not only a reduction in pain while walking but also an increase in physical activity, helping to prevent further loss of muscle mass. However, the primary goal of treating RA is to maximize patients’ long-term quality of life (QOL). We investigated whether FO treatment both increases physical activity and improves QOL.Methods: Among 31 patients with RA-related foot impairment, 15 with sarcopenia were treated with an FO for 6 months. Foot-specific QOL (measuring using the Self-Administered Foot Evaluation Questionnaire), foot pain, activities of daily living, and physical activity (walking-intensity activity and moderate- to vigorous-intensity activity) were compared before treatment and after 6 months of treatment.Results: Ten patients who completed 6 months of follow-up were analyzed. Significant QOL improvements were found in the Pain and Pain-Related category and the Physical Functioning and Daily Living category (P = 0.02–0.04); however, no significant changes were found in the Social Functioning, General Health and Well-Being, or Shoe-Related categories (P = 0.09–0.21). Foot pain and activities of daily living significantly improved (P = 0.01–0.04). Physical activity significantly increased for walking-intensity activity (P = 0.04) but did not change for moderate- to vigorous-intensity activity (P = 1.00).Conclusions: FO treatment in patients with RA-related foot impairment and sarcopenia increased light-intensity physical activity such as walking and improved physical QOL.
- 著者
- Kazuya Ikoma Yusuke Hara Masahiro Maki Suzuyo Ohashi Keiichiro Ueshima Toshikazu Kubo
- 出版者
- The Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine
- 雑誌
- Progress in Rehabilitation Medicine (ISSN:24321354)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.3, pp.20180004, 2018 (Released:2018-03-10)
- 参考文献数
- 17
Background: We report a rare case of calcific tendinopathy in the posterior tibial tendon (PTT) at the navicular insertion. Case: Conservative treatments other than extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) were ineffective. Calcium deposition disappeared from the PTT on plain radiographs at 6 months after ESWT. Discussion: In this case, a 14-year-old boy with calcific tendinopathy of the PTT who had not benefited from conservative treatments was effectively treated using ESWT.