Introduction. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that causes the dislocation of joints. Foot deformity and deformity of foot fingers is brought about by inflammatory processes in the joints and due to the changed pressure of body weight on the feet. The computerized method of foot-barography allows one to estimate in what way the pressure of body weight on the feet distributes itself during the process of walking and in the standing posture. This method also allows one to judge about foot deformity as well as the condition of foot joints, ligaments and muscles of the patient.
The aim of the research was to study the efficiency of applying the computerized method of foot-barography in the treatment of foot joints damaged by rheumatoid arthritis.
Subjects and Methods. The research was carried out at the Polyclinic of the Joint-Stock Company „Ortopedijos technika“ (Orthopedic Technology) in Kaunas. The subjects were 19 females and 3 males suffering from chronic rheumatoid arthritis. The patients were divided into 2 groups: 1) the experimental group, i.e. patients to whom kinesitherapy was applied, and 2) the control group, i.e. patients to whom kinesitherapy was not applied. The feet of the patients have been studied applying the computerized method of foot-barography. The distribution of the pressure of body weight on definite points (5, 7, 10, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20) of the foot as well as on the fingers and hell of the foot has been analysed.
Conclusions. As a result of the... [to full text]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LABT_ETD/oai:elaba.lt:LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2005~D_20050523_202430-83210 |
| Date | 23 May 2005 |
| Creators | Jurevičienė, Vilma |
| Contributors | Skirius, Jonas, Gorinienė, Galinda, Zachovajevas, Pavelas, Vaitauskienė, Vida, Kerpė, Ričardas, Krutulytė, Gražina, Kriščiūnas, Aleksandras, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education |
| Publisher | Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education |
| Source Sets | Lithuanian ETD submission system |
| Language | Lithuanian |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2005~D_20050523_202430-83210 |
| Rights | Unrestricted |
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