Plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: In the control group will not perform any treatments and it just to compare with intervention group for level of thickness plantar fascia, the level of pain and range of
Rehabilitation
Control group: In the control group will not perform any treatments and it just to compare with intervention group for level of thickness plantar fascia, the level of pain and range of motion will be
Intervention group: Patients were undergoing to dry needle (according protocol). After dry needling for four weeks so once a week, examinations of the level of pain and range of motion and thickness p
Sponsors
Deputy of Research and Technology, Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients with PFs in aged 40 to 60 years; having trigger point in gastro or soleus muscles or both of them; thickness plantar fascia more than 4 mm; foot pain in first steps in the morning and at least six months has passed since the onset of pain; the pain level in visual analog scale is at least four; non-athlete persons; plantar flexion or dorsi flexion is less than normal range. Exclusion criteria: Diabetes; hypersensitivity to needle; fear of needle; pregnancy; infection; peripheral neuropathy; hemophilia or coagulation problems; history of plantar fascia surgery; history of injection in the last three months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Plantar Fascia Thickness. Timepoint: Before and after using a dry needle. Method of measurement: Ultrasonography. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactZiaeddin Safavi-Farokhi
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed