Ankle Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Technique Versus Foot Core Exercise in Patients With Plantar Fascitis

Superior University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Plantar Fascitis

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Ankle proprioceptive neuromuscualar facilitation technique; Diagnostic Test: Foot core exercises along with conventional physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07037290

DPT/Batch-Fall20/1010

Details and patient eligibility

About

Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of heel pain due to overuse or repetitive stress on the plantar fascia. Risk factors include abnormal foot structure, obesity, and poor footwear. Physiotherapy interventions like foot core exercises and ankle proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) are gaining attention for improving pain and foot function.

Full description

To compare the effects of ankle PNF and foot core exercises on pain, foot posture, and function in patients with plantar fasciitis.

A randomized controlled trial will be conducted with 50 participants, divided into two groups. Group A will receive ankle PNF and Group B will receive foot core exercises, both alongside conventional physiotherapy.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants between 30 to 50 years of age
• Plantar fasciitis diagnosed case.
• Both males and females.
• Unilateral or bilateral involvement with acute or chronic plantar fasciitis.
• Positive windlass test.
• Patient with previous plantar fascia pain from the past 3 months.
• Patient who reported medial plantar calcaneal discomfort in initial steps after waking up.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with recent history of using steroid injections or anti-inflammatory medicine use.
• Patient with any Peripheral vascular diseases
• Patients with History of fractures or gait or postural foot abnormality.
• Patients with Skin infections and wounds on the foot
• Patients with any neurological deficit involving foot
• Patients with a history of foot or ankle surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Ankle proprioceptive neuromuscualar facilitation technique

Experimental group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Ankle proprioceptive neuromuscualar facilitation technique

Foot core exercises along with conventional physiotherapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Foot core exercises along with conventional physiotherapy