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- Title
Comparison of Braces for Treatment of Sever's Disease (Calcaneal Apophysitis) in Barefoot Athletes: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Authors
Sweeney, Emily A.; Little, Casey C.; Wilson, Julie C.; Potter, Morgan N.; Seehusen, Corrine N.; Howell, David R.
- Abstract
Sever's disease (calcaneal apophysitis) is a common condition in youth athletes, including those who participate in barefoot sports. Health care professionals often recommend that young athletes with Sever's disease wear heel cups in their shoes while active, but barefoot athletes are unable to use heel cups. To compare the efficacy of 2 braces used by barefoot athletes with Sever's disease. Randomized controlled clinical trial. Pediatric sports medicine clinic. A total of 43 barefoot athletes aged 7 to 14 years were enrolled, and 32 completed the study (age = 10.3 ± 1.6 years; 29 girls, 3 boys). Participants were randomized to the Tuli's Cheetah heel cup (n = 16) or Tuli's The X Brace (n = 16) group for use during barefoot sports over the 3-month study period. Participants completed self-reported assessments after diagnosis (baseline) and 1, 2, and 3 months later. The primary outcome was the Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire for Children (OxAFQ-C) physical score (3 months postenrollment). The secondary outcomes were OxAFQ-C school or play and emotional scores and the visual analog scale pain score. The percentage of time wearing the brace during barefoot sports was not different between the Cheetah heel cup and The X Brace groups (82% versus 64% of the time in sports; P =.08). At 3 months, we observed no differences for the OxAFQ-C physical (0.79 versus 0.71; P =.80; Hedges g = 0.06), school or play (0.94 versus 1.00; P =.58; Hedges g = 0.26), or emotional (1.00 versus 1.00; P =.85; Hedges g = 0.21) score. Visual analog scale pain scores during activities of daily living and sports were lower (better) at the 2- and 3-month time points than at baseline (P <.001). Both groups demonstrated improvements in ankle and foot function across time, but no between-groups differences were seen at 3 months. Given these results, barefoot athletes with Sever's disease may consider using either brace with barefoot activity to help improve pain and functional status.
- Subjects
ANKLE physiology; FOOT physiology; OSTEOCHONDROSIS treatment; STATISTICAL power analysis; STATISTICS; PAIN measurement; CONFIDENCE intervals; CHILDREN'S hospitals; SELF-evaluation; FUNCTIONAL status; ATHLETES; VISUAL analog scale; ACTIVITIES of daily living; FISHER exact test; MANN Whitney U Test; TREATMENT effectiveness; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; COMPARATIVE studies; PRE-tests &; post-tests; T-test (Statistics); PATIENTS' attitudes; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; GYMNASTICS; BLIND experiment; SCALE analysis (Psychology); CHI-squared test; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; SPORTS medicine; SPORTS events; DANCE; DATA analysis software; DATA analysis; FOOT orthoses; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Journal of Athletic Training (Allen Press), 2023, Vol 58, Issue 5, p437
- ISSN
1062-6050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4085/1062-6050-0266.22