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Effect OF flexibility training for superficial backline muscles on patients with heel pain

EFFECT OF EXTENSIBILITY TRAINING FOR SUPERFICIAL BACKLINE MUSCULATURE ON PATIENTS WITH PLANTAR HEEL PAIN

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/05/052271
Enrollment
36
Registered
2023-05-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M775- Other enthesopathy of foot

Interventions

Intervention1: EXTENSIBILITY TRAINING: superficial backline stretch of back and posterior leg muscles for 30 seconds and 3 repetitions, plantar fascia specific stretch for 30 seconds and 3 repetitions
Self stretch of Calves muscle for 30 seconds and 3 repetitions, self stretch of hamstring muscle for 30 seconds and 3 repetitions Control Intervention1: conventional physiotherapy: conventional exerci

Sponsors

nil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: PATIENTS WITH PLANTAR HEEL PAIN, SUPERFICIAL BACKLINE INVOLVEMENT

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: PATIENT WITH ANY RECENT SURGERIES TO THE HEEL, ULCER SURROUNDING THE HEEL, ACUTE INFECTION AROUND THE HEEL, SCIATICA/NEUROLOGICALLY REFERRED HEEL PAIN

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Musculoskeletal ultrasound(MSK-US)Timepoint: Pre-intervention and post-intervention—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Foot Function Index(FFI)Timepoint: pre-intervention and post-intervention;Numerical Pain Rating Scale(NPRS)Timepoint: every session;V Sit and Reach Test (V-SRT)Timepoint: pre-intervention and post-intervention—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSUBBIAH K

SRI RAMACHANDRA FACULTY OF PHYSIOTHERAPY, SRIHER

subbiah@sriramachandra.edu.in9443033118

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026