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Table 2 Progressive strengthening programs with exercises, exercise variables and their levels of agreement from Round 2

From: Development of a foot and ankle strengthening program for the treatment of plantar heel pain: a Delphi consensus study

Vignette (patient)

Stage

Exercise

%

Sets

Repetitions

%

Weight

%

Frequency

%

1. Younger athletic adult

Stage 1

Hallux plantarflexion banded

89%

4

6 to 12

100%

8 RM

81%

Daily

75%

 

Digital plantarflexion banded

89%

4

6 to 12

100%

8 RM

81%

Daily

81%

 

Heel raise seated digits dorsiflexed

67%

4

6 to 12

100%

8 RM

92%

Daily

67%

 

Short foot exercise standing

67%

4

8 to 15

83%

BW

100%

Daily

92%

Stage 2

Toe spread out

72%

3

8 to 15

85%

BW

100%

Daily

100%

 

Heel raise standing digits dorsiflexed

78%

5

6 to 10

71%

8 RM

93%

Daily

86%

 

Short foot exercise standing single leg

72%

3

8 to 15

85%

BW

92%

Daily

100%

Stage 3

Heel raise standing single leg digits dorsiflexed

83%

5

8 to 15

87%

10 RM

80%

Daily

80%

 

Walking lunges

83%

3

12 to 25

100%

20 RM

93%

Daily

80%

2. Overweight middle-aged adult

Stage 1

Towel scrunch with inversion and eversion

59%

4

8 to 12

100%

10 RM

80%

2nd Day

90%

 

Hallux plantarflexion banded

83%

3

6 to 10

65%

8 RM

80%

2nd Day

73%

 

Single leg standing unbalanced surface

53%

3

2 min

100%

BW

100%

2nd Day

78%

Stage 2

Toe spread out

71%

3

6 to 10

100%

8 RM

83%

2nd Day

67%

 

Heel raise standing digits dorsiflexed

71%

5

6 to 10

92%

8 RM

83%

2nd Day

75%

 

Short foot exercise seated

59%

3

6 to 10

100%

8 RM

90%

2nd Day

80%

Stage 3

Heel raise standing digits dorsiflexed

76%

5

6 to 10

92%

8 RM

85%

2nd Day

85%

 

Walking lunges

88%

3

12 to 20

93%

15 RM

80%

2nd Day

87%

3. Older adult

Stage 1

Towel scrunches

53%

4

8 to 12

89%

10 RM

89%

2nd Day

89%

 

Towel scrunch with inversion and eversion

41%

4

8 to 12

100%

10 RM

100%

2nd Day

100%

 

Single leg standing

82%

2

2 min

79%

BW

100%

2nd Day

71%

Stage 2

Toe spread out

71%

3

6 to 10

83%

8 RM

83%

2nd Day

67%

 

Heel raise seated

76%

5

6 to 10

77%

8 RM

92%

2nd Day

77%

 

Short foot exercise seated

65%

3

6 to 10

91%

8 RM

91%

2nd Day

82%

Stage 3

Heel raise standing

82%

3

6 to 10

100%

8 RM

93%

2nd Day

79%

 

Chair squat

82%

3

6 to 10

100%

8 RM

86%

2nd Day

93%