Health Condition 1: M359- Systemic involvement of connectivetissue, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 History of plantar heel pain with stretch feeling for greater than one month. 2 Pain and tenderness around the medial calcaneus bone. 3 Presence of restricted ankle dorsiflexion motion. 4 Patients who will give informed consent with discontinue pain medications during the study period. 5 First step pain in morning.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Any metal implants in foot and leg. 2 Participants with diabetes mellitus. 3 Presence of peripheral vascular disease. 4 Neuropathic joints. 5 Presence of a chronic medical conditions-Malignancy Systemic inflammatory disorders such as Rheumatoid arthritis Psoriatic arthritis Ankylosing spondylitis Septic arthritis etc. 6 Corticosteroids injection in heel preceding 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Foot Function IndexTimepoint: 20-30minutes | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| visual analog scale(VAS) Universal goniometerTimepoint: baseline to 3 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of physiotherapy and Rehabilitation