M72.2
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: standard therapy: foot orthoses, intervention time: 12 weeks, wearing of foot orthoses during daytime, pre-post assessment of outcomes
Group 2: standard therapy foot orthoses PLUS night-splin
Sponsors
Berner Fachhochschule, Gesundheit, Physiotherapie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 70 years, palpable pain at the heel, clinically diagnosed plantar heel pain (plantar fascia dinosis / plantarfasciities: ICD-10 code M72.2), suitability for orthopaedic device therapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: cardiovascular, neurological or peripheral vascular diseases, acute infections, alcohol abusus, current drug therapy (pain and anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotic treatments), acute traumas at the lower extremity, current physiotherapeutic treatments, further additional ailments on the musculoskeletal system.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Foot-Function-Index (FFI - German Version, Total Score) (time point 0 and 12 weeks) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life (SF-12 - German version), tendon thickness in mm (measured by ultrasound), FFI subscale pain, FFI subscale function at time 0 and after 12 weeks, general assessment of health status at the end of the intervention (5-Point Likert Scale) | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
Public ContactHeiner Baur
Berner Fachhochschule, Gesundheit, Physiotherapie
Outcome results
None listed