Effectiveness of Graston technique treatment on chronic plantar Fasciitis
- Conditions
- Plantar fasciitis. Overloading and repetitive micro trauma results plantar fasciitis This is a health condition not a disease..
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210111050005N1
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Faisalabad
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Patients diagnosed with chronic plantar fasciitis
Patients having pain started before more than 6 weeks and less than 6 months
Both male and female of age 20 to 45 years were included
Patients having pain on first steps of walking out of bed in the morning or after prolonged standing, or sitting
Patients having pain located at the anterio- medial surface of heel or mid-foot and presence of an everted calcaneus greater than or equal to 2
Patients having previous history of severe vascular disease, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, or osteoporosis, neurological disorders related to lower limb of affected side, pathological calcaneal spur
Patients having Ankle and foot soft tissue masses/bursitis, tendon pathology or scar, heel fat pad atrophy/hypertrophy
Patients having Ankle and foot fracture or surgery before 6 months and stress fracture before 8 months
Patients having pain or foot related complications after fracture or surgery
Patients having fascia release surgery done within 3 months back
Patients having Diabetics and altered skin sensation or foot dermal conditions
Who are already taking physical therapy treatment or corticosteroid injections and who were not willing to quit such treatment during 30 days of participation
Pregnant female
Who refuse to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, and 2, 4 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: by using plantar fasciitis pain scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method General foot health status. Timepoint: before intervention and 2, 4 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: by The Foot Health Status Questionnaire.