Plantar pressures and stabilometry effects of ischemic compression in Flexor digitorum brevis muscle Myofascial Trigger Point: A prepost study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 20; no. 8; p. e0329734
• Main Authors: Martínez-Jiménez, Eva María, Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Ricardo, Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena, Pérez-Boal, Eduardo, Posada-Ordax, Jorge, Sánchez-Serena, Anna, Trevissón-Redondo, Bibiana, Benito-de-Pedro, María, Martínez-Córcoles, Vicenta, Casado-Hernández, Israel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 14.08.2025; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Ankle; Biology and Life Sciences; Bursitis; Care and treatment; Compression; Confidence intervals; Correlation coefficient; Correlation coefficients; Diabetes; Diagnosis; Ethics; Evaluation; Female; Foot - physiopathology; Foot diseases; Footprints; Humans; Ischemia; Ischemia - physiopathology; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Muscle, Skeletal - blood supply; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Muscles; Myofascial pain syndrome; Myofascial Pain Syndromes - physiopathology; Myofascial Pain Syndromes - therapy; Normality; Pain; Patient outcomes; Physical therapy; Plantar pressure; Posture; Pressure; Reliability; Standard error; Therapeutic applications; Therapeutics, Physiological; Trigger Points - physiopathology; Young Adult; Spain
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0329734

Ischemic compression is a manual therapy that improves range of motion, pain and disability in Myofascial Pain Syndrome. Plantar foot pain is a common clinical entity that could be due to Flexor digitorum brevis trigger point. Effect on balance and plantar pressures after ischemic compression in Fle...