Affiliation:
1. “College of Physiotherapy”, JPMC, Pakistan
2. “Orthopedic workshop”, JPMC, Pakistan
3. “Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences”, Indus University, Pakistan
Abstract
Plantar fasciitis (PF) is one of the most common musculoskeletal complain of the foot affecting a huge population. However there is a scarcity of evidence regarding treatment efficacy, therefore this trial aimed to compare the efficacy of Kinesiotaping (KT) vs. Ultrasound Therapy (UT) in the management of pain and physical functioning of foot/ankle in patients with PF.
Methodology: Two arms, parallel-group design RCT was conducted on PF patients. Participants aged between 25-60 years, having symptoms of PF for at least 6 months, presenting with unilat-eral and/or bilateral heel pain were included. However, patients with fractures, dislocations, or open wounds around ankle/soles and patients allergic to taping were excluded. 30 patients were randomly divided into group A (KTG=15): received KT and group B (UTG=15): received Ultra-sound Therapy (UT). Both the groups also received cold pack with stretching exercises. Treat-ment was provided on an alternate days for 30 minutes to each group for two weeks. Visual An-alogue Scale (VAS) was used to determine pain and Foot/Ankle disability index (FADI) was used to assess foot and ankle functioning. Readings were taken pre and post intervention.
Results and discussion: The mean pain score before treatment was 8.00 but after treatment was reduced to 1.13, in KTG. However, in UTG mean pain score before treatment was 9.13 and after treatment reduced to 4.20. The mean FADI score before treatment was 52.80 but after treatment decreased to 11.46 in KTG. However, in UTG the mean score of FADI before treatment was 58.53 and after treatment, it was decreased to 39.46.
Conclusion: The results concluded that KT and UT both are effective techniques for reducing pa-in and improving ankle/foot physical functioning in patients with PF. However, KT was found to be more effective than UT.
Keywords: Foot/ankle disability index, Plantar Fasciitis, Pain, Kinesiotaping, Therapeutic ultrasound
Publisher
Romanian Association of Balneology
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