Effectiveness of French Physiotherapy in Treating Congenital Clubfoot Deformity

Muyedul Islam Anm, Sk Akthar Ahmad, Md Rashedul Kabir, Md. Kaoser Bin Siddique and Atia Arefin
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Muyedul Islam Anm: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh
Sk Akthar Ahmad: Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Bangladesh
Md Rashedul Kabir: Consultant (Physiotherapy), Jatiya Protibondhi Unnaayan Foundation
Md. Kaoser Bin Siddique: Manager- Research, Evaluation & Development (RED) Department, Lion Mukhlesur Rahman Foundation (LMRF)
Atia Arefin: Master of Public Health, North South University

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2016, vol. 2, issue 3, 63-69

Abstract: Clubfoot is the most common congenital structural deformity that leads to physical impairments in children in many developing countries. Neglected clubfoot has been found to be a common cause of physical disability globally among children and young growing adults. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of French physiotherapy in treating congenital clubfoot deformity. This cross sectional study was conducted among 102 parents and data were collected by face to face interview with semi-structured questionnaire. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. The mean age of the participants was 405 days. Unilateral limbs were more affected than bilateral limbs. Results shows that out of 30(100%) children with clubfoot deformity, 17(56.7%) were completed cured under French Physiotherapy while 8(26.7%) were completed cured under Ponseti method, almost equal number of children were in both group improved to moderate cured. There was significance difference found between two groups after intervention (p

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DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2016.02.555588

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