Comparison Of The Efficiencies Of Peloid and Paraffine Treatments In Patients With Hallux Rigidus

In the study, the effects of peloid and paraffin treatments applied to symptomatic hallux rigidus patients on pain, functional status, quality of life and joint range of motion were evaluated and their effectiveness was compared.

Inclusion Criteria:Pain-limitation in the 1st MTF joint for three months or longer,Being over 35 years old,3 or more severe pain according to VAS,Localized tenderness over the 1st MTF on palpation.Exclusion Criteria:Having neuropathic or radicular pain,History of acute trauma,Previous surgical intervention on the foot or non-operative treatment within 6 months (corticosteroid injection, physical therapy applications, shoe modifications, etc.),Having rheumatological diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gout,Having a malignancy,Having a progressive neurological disease that causes sensory defects,Being allergic to peloid therapy,Being pregnantHaving a communication problem.