Active Release Technique And Positional Release Therapy For Tightened Calf Muscles.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Tightness Of Calf Muscles.Other muscle spasmM62.838
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230418057955N1
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Faisalabad
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 26
Inclusion Criteria
Subjects wearing high heels and willing to participate
Age 20-30 years
Reduced ROM (ankle dorsiflexion)
NPRS showing more than 3
Heels wearing duration: minimum 1 year
Wearing heels at least 5 times every week for 5 hours per day
Height of heel: 2” and above
Through flat palpation, one hypersensitive sore nodule within a perceptible tense band in the leg muscle
Exclusion Criteria
Lower limb musculoskeletal injury or surgery
Acute Cardio-Respiratory or Neurological disease
Medical or surgical complications
Fibromyalgia syndrome
Congenital deformity of the foot and ankle
Lower limb fracture
Diabetic neuropathy
Peripheral vascular disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: before intervention, 2nd week and 4th week after intervention. Method of measurement: Numerical Pain Rating Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cadence. Timepoint: before intervention, 2nd week and 4th week after intervention. Method of measurement: stop watch.;Ankle Range of Motion. Timepoint: before intervention, 2nd week and 4th week after intervention. Method of measurement: goniometer.