To compare 2 different therapies to improve pain and function in individuals with heel pai
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M722- Plantar fascial fibromatosis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/11/029023
- Lead Sponsor
- Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Heel pain: most noticeable with initial steps after a period of inactivity but also worse following prolonged weight bearing
2. Tenderness over medial tubercle of calcaneus
3. Trigger points over the calf and foot.
Exclusion Criteria
1.A history of surgery to the ankle, foot or lower leg
2. Severe vascular disease
3. Neurological involvement
4. Had received conservative treatment (i.e. physical therapy, acupuncture, massage therapy, chiropractic treatment or local steroid injections) for PHP in the previous 4 weeks
5. Rheumatoid arthritis
6. Fracture in the past 6 months [lower limb]
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Pressure algometry at 3 points- <br/ ><br>A.Over most tender point on the heel <br/ ><br>B.Gastrocnemii middle point over the belly <br/ ><br>C.Soleus centered point of the muscle belly at 10 cm over Achilles tendon <br/ ><br>2. Visual analog scale <br/ ><br>3. Foot function index <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Pre assessment week 0 <br/ ><br>Post assessment after 2nd week <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ONETimepoint: NOT APPLICABLE