Plantar Fascitis
Conditions
Keywords
plantar fasciitis, foot and ankle disability index, numeric pain scale, deep friction massage, gun massager
Brief summary
to compare the effects of massage gun and transverse friction massage on management of pain and disability in patients with plantar fasciitis.
Interventions
OTHERgun massager
15 to 20 minutes along with hot pack.
15 to 20 minutes along with hot pack.
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients complaining of morning heel pain with taking first step. * Patients with limited range of motion and diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. * Patients who are willing to participate.
Exclusion criteria
* Patient with heel fracture and surgeries will be excluded. * Patient with sign of local and generalized infection or sepsis. * Patient with foot deformities will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Numeric pain scale | 4th week | used as pain measurement tool to measure intensity of pain with 0 to 10 points. 0 Indicates no pain while 10 indicates severe pain |
| Foot and ankle disability index | 4th week | Foot and ankle disability index is an area of explicit self-report of capacity with 2 components to evaluate disability identified with explicit conditions. The index was first portrayed in 1999 by Martin they survey impairments of everyday living |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed