Effects of IASTM and Kinesiotaping in Plantar Fascitis

ConditionPlantar Fascitis

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age20-40

SponsorRiphah International University

About this trial

The Objective of the study is to compare the effectiveness of Instrumental Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) and Kinesio taping for improving foot functional status and Quality of Life (QOL) in patients with Plantar Fasciitis. The study will be randomized controlled Trial including 2 experimental groups and 19 participants in each group

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Both genders

Age Range of 20-40 years

Standing > 8 hours a day

Positive Windlass test

Disqualifiers

History of ankle or foot surgery

Patients with inflammatory conditions like cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and foot bursitis.

Foot related complications after fracture

Patients receiving corticosteroid injections

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

IASTM
Other intervention
Graston therapy-8 min per session Procedure: The patient will be lying down with their knee bent 30 degrees. After a 5-minute ultrasound treatment and static stretching exercises.Treatment will be administered using the Graston tool (using the sweep approach). Applying a moderate amount of effort from the medial side of the heel to the metatarsals and from the metatarsals to the medial side of the heel, to-and-fro stroking at a 60° angle will be done on the sole of the foot for approximately eight minutes (60-70 strokes per minute with a 5- to 10-second rest interval. A cold pack will be used for five minutes after therapy. The GT session will last approximately 30 minutes. Conventional Therapy: Therapeutic ultrasound for 5 min Stretching of plantar fascia 5 reps with 10 sec hold) Cold therapy for 5 min Functional status and Quality of Life (QOL) will be assessed before and after treatment of 4 weeks using using tools. Intervention will be conducted once a week for 4 weeks.
KT group
Other intervention
Kinesio tapping (left there for 3 days) Procedure: We will use a standard 2" (5 cm) kinesiology tape. Fascia tape will be applied to the plantar fascia, and it will be left there for three days. For four weeks, it will be applied once a week. The patient will be in a prone position, lying with the ankle joints in a neutral position while applying tape. With the toes extended against the bed or ground. The tape will be marked on the Achilles tendon. It will be cut longitudinally into five slices of equal width. It will be applied to the forefoot by stretching it by 25%. The last strap will be applied with gentle compression across the bases of the five slices beneath the foot and wrapped around the rear foot.(5) Conventional Therapy Therapeutic ultrasound for 5 min Stretching of plantar fascia 5 reps with 10 sec hold) Cold therapy for 5 min

Treatment groups

38 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: IASTM GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Group B: KT GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS):

FAOS is a 42-item questionnaire divided into 5 subscales pain (9 items), other symptoms (7 items), ADL (17 items), sport/recreation (5 items) and quality of life (4 items). A five-point Likert scale, with 0 denoting no problem, 1 mild, 2 moderate, 3 severe, and 4 extreme problems, is used to grade each item. Each subscale's total score is summed together and divided by the subscale's maximum score, to determine the score for each subscale. A scale of 0 to 100 is created from the normalized score, where 100 represents no problems and 0 represents severe problems.

Time frame

4 weeks

SF-12

A short health survey-12 version 2 is used to measure quality of life (SF-12 V.2). The patients' overall health and quality of life will be assessed using this questionnaire. There are twelve questions on the assessment form, and the answers can be used to score eight different areas of health. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better physical and mental health functioning. A score of 50 or less on the PCS-12 has been recommended as a cut-off to determine a physical condition; while a score of 42 or less on the MCS-12 may be indicative of 'clinical depression'. There are two categories on the SF-12 V.2 surveys: Mental and Physical health. Cronbach's alpha values, which ranged from 0.60 to 0.87, supported the dependability and internal consistency.

Time frame

4 weeks

Sponsors and contacts

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Riphah International University

Lead sponsor

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