Chronic Plantar Fasciitis, Heel Pain, Plantar Fascia Inflammation
Conditions
Keywords
Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, Chronic plantar fasciitis, Positional release technique
Brief summary
Chronic plantar fasciitis (CPF) is the most common cause of chronic heel pain in adults, affecting both young active patients and older, more sedentary individuals. It results from chronic overload of the plantar fascia. This overload may be due to overuse, as seen in runners and military personnel, or due to excessive loading in individuals with obesity (body mass index \>30), sedentary lifestyles, or occupations that require prolonged standing.
Interventions
PROCEDUREInstrument assisted soft tissue mobilization
The treatment protocol will be two sessions. given per week for 4 weeks.
PROCEDUREPositional release
The treatment protocol will be two sessions. given per week for 4 weeks.
PROCEDUREExercises
The treatment protocol will be two sessions. given per week for 4 weeks.
Sponsors
Doaa Said Mohamed Ibrahim
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Clinically diagnosed cases of plantar fasciitis not less than 3 months. 2. Heel pain felt maximally over plantar aspect of heel. 3. Pain in the heel on the first step in the morning. 4. Their age ranging from 30 to 50 years
Exclusion criteria
1. Subjects can't tolerate close physical contact (Kotwalkar et al., 2019). 2. Athletes. 3. Subjects with skin infections (Kotwalkar et al., 2019). 4. Subjects with recent fracture with incomplete bony union (Rowlett et al., 2018). 5. Subjects with acute inflammatory or infectious process (Rowlett et al., 2018). 6. Subjects with hematoma (Rowlett et al., 2018). 7. Subjects with osteoporosis (Looney et al., 2011). 8. Subjects with foot deformity (Kotwalkar et al., 2019). 9. Subjects that take medications that may increase blood clotting (Kotwalkar et al., 2019). 10. Surgery to the ankle or foot (Looney et al., 2011).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity level assessed by Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) | Baseline and after 8 sessions (approximately 4 weeks) | Pain intensity level assessed by Numeric Pain Rating Scale. A scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain). Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity. |
| Range of motion | Baseline and after 8 sessions (approximately 4 weeks) | A digital goniometer is used for the assessment of ankle dorsiflexion, plantar flexion range of motion, and knee flexion range of motion. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed