Effects of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and deep friction massage on pain and function in patients with plantar heel pain: A randomized clinical trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 3 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 52
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Pain pressure algometer
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of the study is to compare the effects of Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and deep friction massage on pain and function in patients with plantar heel pain.
The need for the study is as follows manual therapy in terms of soft tissue mobilization is effective in reducing pain and function in plantar heel pain. Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is a novel technique for connective tissue remodeling and repair that can be effectively used to treat plantar heel pain which has effects that are similar to deep friction massage (DFM); however, IASTM has the added advantage of penetrating better depth at target tissue and is ergonomically efficient. In the literature, there has been limited evidence for comparing the efficacy of IASTM and deep friction massage in patients with Plantar heel pain. There is also paucity in the literature on its effectiveness in the Indian population. Thus the current study compares the effects of IASTM and DFM on pain and function in patients with plantar heel pain.
The hypothesis for the current study is IASTM and DFM will have comparable effects on pain and function in patients with plantar heel pain.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Computer generated randomization
- 盲法
- Outcome Assessor Blinded
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 25.00 Year(s) 至 55.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •a.Patients of either gender, within the age group of 25 to 55 years.
- •b.Patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and with a positive windlass test.
- •c.Plantar heel pain with a VAS score between 4 and 8.
排除标准
- •Patients with ankle trauma b.
- •Any lower extremity surgery c.
- •Ankle ligament sprains.
- •Peripheral nerve injuries in lower limb e.
- •Ankle arthritis.
结局指标
主要结局
Pain pressure algometer
时间窗: At baseline & 3 weeks post intervention
Foot & ankle disability index
时间窗: At baseline & 3 weeks post intervention
次要结局
- Visual analogue scale(At baseline & 3 weeks post intervention)