Myofascial Release vs Low-Dye Taping for Plantar Fasciitis

NewsBot · Jun 3, 2015

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Effect of Myofascial Release vs Low-Dye Taping
on Pain in Patients with Plantar Fasciitis
Ruban Dhillon , Shivali
IJSR; Volume 4 Issue 5, May 2015

Purpose: Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common conditions that causes of heel pain. The purpose of this study was to
evaluate the effect of myofascial release vs low- dye taping on pain in patients with plantar fasciitis.
Method:30 subjects with clinical
diagnosis of chronic plantar fasciitis were selected according to convenient sampling method and equally assigned into 3 groups as
Group A(n = 10) , Group B (n =10) , Group C (n =10) . All groups received therapeutic Ultrasound, calf stretching exercise, where
addition to exercises Group B received Myofascial release for plantar fasciitis and Group C received low –dye taping. Treatment was
given for 10 days. Data was analysed by using SPSS software version 16.
Result: All three groups’ shows significant reduction of pain.
Between groups analysis, group B showed more significant reduction of pain.
Conclusion: The finding of this study was that the use of
myofascial release along with calf stretching and ultrasound are more effective in improving pain in plantar fasciitis.
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Craig Payne · Jun 3, 2015

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Conclusion: The finding of this study was that the use of
myofascial release along with calf stretching and ultrasound are more effective in improving pain in plantar fasciitis.
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The study did not show that at all!

- no randomization
- did not use a validated outcome measure
- no reliability reported in the data tools that they used
- no blinding of assessors
- no reported compliance of participants
- did a within groups analysis rather than a between groups analysis
- multiple t-tests without a bonferroni adjustment

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NewsBot · Apr 9, 2019

Study The Effects of Calcaneal Taping and Manual Therapy in Relief of Pain in Plantar Fasciitis: A Comparative Study
Bhatri Pratim Dowarah
Research & Reviews: Journal of Medical Science and Technology> Vol 4, No 3 (2015)

Plantar fascia is plantar aponeurosis, lies superficial to the muscles of plantar surface of the foot. Plantar fascia has a thick central part which covers the central muscle of first layer. It is a comparative study design; a sample of 50 patients was included in the study with the pre-test and post-test study design. Subjects were assigned in two groups, A and B. Group A received calcaneal taping and group B received manual therapy. It has been recorded from the study that use of manual therapy and calcaneal taping produces significant improvement in relief of pain in patients with plantar faciitis. It can be seen that use of manual therapy in patients with plantar fasciitis is more beneficial in relieving heel pain.
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NewsBot · Aug 12, 2020

Local heating of trigger points reduces neck and plantar fascia pain
Jerrold Petrofsky et al
Randomized Controlled Trial J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2020;33(1):21-28

Background: Heating the skin and muscles is a commonly accepted method of pain relief and a modality to increase relaxation in muscles and increase tissue blood flow.

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of local heat applied to trigger points and to determine if there was pain relief in the neck and plantar fascia.

Methods: Forty adults were divided into 2 different groups according to their pain; twenty subjects had plantar foot pain and the other 20 had nonspecific neck pain. The 20 subjects in each group were randomly subdivided into a heat and a sham group. Sensitivity to pressure was measured with an algometer. A stopwatch was given to the subject and started when either the heat patch or placebo was applied. Heat cells were applied at trigger points on the pain area.

Results: Subjective pain significantly decreased in both sham and heat group patients with neck pain (p< 0.05), however, the change was greater in the heat group and there was a significant difference between the heat and sham groups (p= 0.002, d= 0.81). For the plantar pain group, a significant decrease in subjective pain was found in the heat group but not in the sham group. Pressure pain threshold significantly decreased in the heat group patients both with neck and plantar pain but for the sham group there was an increase in the pressure after sham treatment. Pain relief during the intervention was also significantly different between the heat and sham group in both patients with neck and plantar pain.

Conclusion: The effect of local heat on trigger points of the body on pain relief was significantly better in the heat groups than in the sham groups. This finding is significant because using heat on trigger points could be an alternative to dry needling performed by healthcare professionals. This modality can be alternative for home use and avoids opioids.
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NewsBot · Mar 24, 2024

Comparing Myofascial pain syndrome treatment with DN versus ESWT for plantar fasciitis on pain and function of the heel
Burak Tayyip Dede, MD et al
March 12, 2024

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of dry needling (DN) and extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in the treatment of plantar fasciitis (PF). The study included 55 patients with PF. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups. The DN group applied 3 sessions of DN to the myofascial trigger points in the lower limb muscles. The ESWT group applied 3 sessions of ESWT to the plantar fascia. For clinical evaluation, we used a visual analog scale (VAS) (first step, rest, activity) and Foot Function Index (FFI) (pain, disability, activity). Assessments were done baseline, post-treatment first week, and fourth week. Maximum pain-free standing time (Max PfST) and maximum pain-free walking distance (Max PfWD) were recorded at baseline and post-treatment fourth week. In this study, we found significant improvement in VAS, FFI, Max PfST, and Max PfWD in both groups (p<0.01). VAS-activity baseline-forth week change was significantly superior in the DN group compared to the ESWT group (p=0.023). FFI-disability baseline-fourth week change was significantly superior in the DN group compared to the ESWT group (p=0.048). There was no significant difference in other treatment-related changes between the groups (p>0.05). However, VAS-rest baseline-fourth week change and FFI-pain baseline-fourth week change trended towards statistical significance between groups ((p=0.056), (p=0.052) respectively). This study showed that DN may be a good alternative treatment for patients with PF, with effects similar to or even superior to ESWT.
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