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Comparative Effects of Gun Massager and Transverse Friction Massage in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Plantar Fascitis
Interventions
Other: transverse friction massage
Other: gun massager
Registration Number
NCT05347264
Lead Sponsor
Riphah International University
Brief Summary

to compare the effects of massage gun and transverse friction massage on management of pain and disability in patients with plantar fasciitis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
56
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.
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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
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
transverse friction massagetransverse friction massage15 to 20 minutes along with hot pack.
massage gungun massager15 to 20 minutes along with hot pack.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Numeric pain scale4th 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 index4th 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

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aftab Hospital Daska

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Daska, Punjab, Pakistan

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