Comparing Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization With Positional Release Technique for Plantar Fasciitis Pain and Range of Motion

Launched by DOAA SAID MOHAMED IBRAHIM · Jul 15, 2025

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Clinically diagnosed cases of plantar fasciitis not less than 3 months.
• • 2. Heel pain felt maximally over plantar aspect of heel.
• • 3. Pain in the heel on the first step in the morning.
• • 4. Their age ranging from 30 to 50 years
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Subjects can't tolerate close physical contact (Kotwalkar et al., 2019).
• • 2. Athletes.
• • 3. Subjects with skin infections (Kotwalkar et al., 2019).
• • 4. Subjects with recent fracture with incomplete bony union (Rowlett et al., 2018).
• • 5. Subjects with acute inflammatory or infectious process (Rowlett et al., 2018).
• • 6. Subjects with hematoma (Rowlett et al., 2018).
• • 7. Subjects with osteoporosis (Looney et al., 2011).
• • 8. Subjects with foot deformity (Kotwalkar et al., 2019).
• • 9. Subjects that take medications that may increase blood clotting (Kotwalkar et al., 2019).
• • 10. Surgery to the ankle or foot (Looney et al., 2011).