The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of foot core exercises and ankle strengthening on pain, range of motion, and dynamic balance in plantar fasciitis individuals.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M722- Plantar fascial fibromatosis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/05/052269
- Lead Sponsor
- Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College.
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1) A progressive onset of heel pain lasting three months or more, localized to the medial calcaneal tubercle.
2) Sharp and worsen pain with the first few steps out of bed in morning.
3) Positive windlass test.
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients with type 1 or 2 Diabetes Mellitus, systemic inflammatory arthritis, cancer, active tuberculosis.
2) Arthrosis of the ankle, knee, and hip.
3) Pregnant women.
4) Patients with numbness or tingling with or without provocation in the lower extremity, undiagnosed pain.
5) Patients currently receiving treatment and using steroids within the last six months for the plantar fasciitis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Foot Function Index (FFI) <br/ ><br>2) The Modified Star Excursion Balance Test (mSEBT) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Outcomw will be assessed at baseline and after 6 weeks. <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) <br/ ><br>2) Weight Bearing Lunge Test (WBLT)Timepoint: Outcomw will be assessed at baseline and after 6 weeks.