Calcaneal Low Dye Taping Plantar Fascial Stretching and Sham Taping in Football Players

Riphah International University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: Low-dye taping; Other: sham taping; Other: Plantar fascia stretching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05736809

30162

Details and patient eligibility

About

Showing the effect of calcaneal Low-dye Taping on acute planter heel pain and functional activity level in football players.

Full description

Planter fascia is a fibrous connective tissue originate from the medial calcaneal tubercle and help support the arch of the foot repetitive tensile overload from standing for long periods of time or running causes changes in the aponeurosis. Patient mostly present with pain on first step in the morning or after long non-weight bearing , Tenderness to anterior medial head. Its can first be treated conservatively where 90 % cases treated greater then 6 months of duration. Baseline treatment is given as Rest , Ice , compression and Elevation , with this NSAID ,shoe inset ,Taping, orthotics, deep friction massage and precautions are advised to the patients. Arch taping is most probably used and orthotics in acute treatment is commonly preferred due to its cost.Taping effects most probably overlooked in general gait parameters, patient feedback on pain relief and function recovery.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Both male and female football players
• Age (20-45 yrs)
• Pain with the first step upon walking
• Pain located at the heel or Planter surface of Mid-foot consistent with Planter fasciitis
• Presence of an everted calcaneus greater than or equal to 2°

Exclusion criteria

• Patient with surgery and treatment with previous 6 month
• History of Ankle or foot fracture
• Congenital deformity of the foot and ankle
• Sever Spasticity
• Use of an Assistive device
• Bilateral Planter heel pain
• Refusal to participate in study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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21 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Low-Dye taping

Experimental group

Description:

out of 21 participants 7 will be included in the study design as an experimental group using low-dye taping in acute stage

Treatment:

Other: Low-dye taping

Plantar fascia stretching

Active Comparator group

Description:

out of 21 participants 7 will be included in the study design as an active participants group using plantar fscia stretching in acute stage

Treatment:

Other: Plantar fascia stretching

Sham taping

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

out of 21 participants 7 will be included in the study design as an active participants group using plantar fscia stretching in acute stage

Treatment:

Other: sham taping