Manual therapy in the management of a patient with a symptomatic Morton's Neuroma: A case report

Josiah D Sault; Matthew V Morris; Dhinu J Jayaseelan; Alicia J Emerson-Kavchak

doi:10.1016/j.math.2015.03.010

Manual therapy in the management of a patient with a symptomatic Morton's Neuroma: A case report

Man Ther. 2016 Feb:21:307-10. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.03.010. Epub 2015 Mar 27.

Authors

Josiah D Sault¹, Matthew V Morris², Dhinu J Jayaseelan³, Alicia J Emerson-Kavchak⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL, USA; University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Physical Therapy, Fellowship in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: jsault2@uic.edu.
² University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Physical Therapy, Doctoral Program, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ The George Washington University, Program in Physical Therapy, Washington D.C., USA.
⁴ University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 25920337
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2015.03.010

Abstract

Patients with Morton's neuroma are rarely referred to physical therapy. This case reports the resolution of pain, increase in local pressure pain thresholds, and improvement of scores on the Lower Extremity Functional Scale and Foot and Ankle Ability Measure following a course of joint based manual therapy for a patient who had failed standard conservative medical treatment.

Keywords: Foot and ankle; Interdigital neuroma; Mobilization; Pressure pain thresholds.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Morton Neuroma / diagnosis*
Morton Neuroma / therapy*
Musculoskeletal Manipulations / methods*
Pain Management / methods*
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome