Plantar fasciitis. Overloading and repetitive micro trauma results plantar fasciitis This is a health condition not a disease..
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: It will receive baseline treatment (Therapeutic ultrasound, stretching exercises of calf and plantar fascia, taping ) and Graston technique by Graston tool. treatment will be of 2 sess
Sponsors
The University of Faisalabad
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with chronic plantar fasciitis Patients having pain started before more than 6 weeks and less than 6 months Both male and female of age 20 to 45 years were included Patients having pain on first steps of walking out of bed in the morning or after prolonged standing, or sitting Patients having pain located at the anterio- medial surface of heel or mid-foot and presence of an everted calcaneus greater than or equal to 2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients having previous history of severe vascular disease, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, or osteoporosis, neurological disorders related to lower limb of affected side, pathological calcaneal spur Patients having Ankle and foot soft tissue masses/bursitis, tendon pathology or scar, heel fat pad atrophy/hypertrophy Patients having Ankle and foot fracture or surgery before 6 months and stress fracture before 8 months Patients having pain or foot related complications after fracture or surgery Patients having fascia release surgery done within 3 months back Patients having Diabetics and altered skin sensation or foot dermal conditions Who are already taking physical therapy treatment or corticosteroid injections and who were not willing to quit such treatment during 30 days of participation Pregnant female Who refuse to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, and 2, 4 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: by using plantar fasciitis pain scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| General foot health status. Timepoint: before intervention and 2, 4 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: by The Foot Health Status Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Public ContactNoreen kiran
The University of Faisalabad
Outcome results
None listed