Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy with rigid taping group
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy group
Sponsors
Faculty of Physical Therapy at Cairo University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Age 18 - 65 years old. • Both sexes. • Diagnosed with PF as the following: - A complaint of heel pain in the morning or after sitting for a long time. - Increasing foot pain with extended walking or standing for more than 15 minutes with the pain intensity > 3 on a 1–10 VAS. - Tenderness to pressure at the origin of the plantar fascia on the medial tubercle of the calcaneus.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Previous foot surgery. • Fracture of foot bones or any ankle and foot bones abnormalities, foot instability, associated dermatological problems at foot. • Patients with malignancy, vasculitis, diabetes mellitus, and posterior heel pain due to Achilles tendon bursitis. • A history of systemic inflammatory disease (rheumatoid arthritis, gout or systemic lupus erythematosus). • A history of steroid injections and radiculopathy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain and tenderness intensity using Visual analogue scale and pressure algometry | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Disability , pain, and activity limitations using The Foot Function Index (FFI) which consists of 23 items used to measure the impact of foot problems over the past week. The index has three subscales, namely, pain (9 questions), disability (9 questions) and activity limitation (5 questions).;Quality of life using the SF-36 score, which is a general health status survey consisting of 36 questions that assess eight domains of health-related Quality of life. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactIBRAHIM ADB ELRAHMAN
Lecturer Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Surgery Faculty of Physical Therapy at Beni Sueif University
Outcome results
None listed