Temporal Differences in Pain, Muscle Stiffness, and Function in Subjects With Plantar Fasciitis After Myofascial Release Therapy

Launched by UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL MAULE · Dec 23, 2024

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This clinical trial is looking at how different lengths of myofascial release therapy (a type of massage aimed at relieving pain and improving movement) affect people with plantar fasciitis, a common foot condition that causes heel pain. Specifically, the study compares a 30-minute session of therapy to a shorter, 15-minute session to see if the shorter treatment is just as effective. Participants will need to have been diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, experience significant pain, and be between 18 to 60 years old.

If you decide to participate, you can expect to receive either the longer or shorter form of this therapy to help with your condition. However, there are certain criteria you must meet to join, such as having heel pain that has lasted between 3 to 7 months and is usually worst in the morning. It’s important to note that if you have had recent treatments for your ankle or foot, or if your heel pain is caused by other medical issues, you may not be eligible for this trial. The study is currently recruiting participants, so this could be a good opportunity to explore new ways to manage your plantar fasciitis.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Study participants must be diagnosed with PF
• • Age between 18 to 60 years a clinical diagnosis of unilateral PF according to the clinical practice guidelines of the orthopedic section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
• • Pain intensity \> 2 on the numerical pain rating scale (NPRS).
• • Pain that is most intense upon awakening and decreases during walking. • Duration of pain greater than 3 months and less than 7 months.
• • Both sexes.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Who have received ankle or foot interventions within the previous three months, such as physical therapy (manual therapy, exercise, physical agents), injections, long-term history of steroid use.
• • History of surgery on the ankle, foot, or inner leg.
• • Other causes of heel pain: arthritic (fibromyalgia, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathies), infectious (diabetic ulcers, osteomyelitis, plantar warts), neurological (lumbar radiculopathy (L4-S2), nerve entrapment (branches of posterior tibial nerve), neuroma, tarsal tunnel syndrome, (posterior tibial nerve), trauma (calcaneal stress fracture), tumor (Ewing's sarcoma, neuroma), vascular and pregnancy.