Comparison of Taping Techniques in Plantar Fasciitis

KTO Karatay University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Plantar Fasciitis; Foot Diseases; Pain

Treatments: Device: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT); Other: Low-Dye Taping; Other: Kinesio Taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05592808

KaratayESWT

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Low-Dye and Kinesio Taping on pain and function in individuals with plantar fasciitis.

Full description

Subject: In this study, the effects of Low-Dye Taping and Kinesio Taping (KT) on pain and function will be investigated in individuals with plantar fasciitis. There are studies on both Low-Dye banding and KT in the literature and they are popular applications recently. However, to the best of our knowledge, when we look at the Turkish and English literature, no study has been found comparing these two therapeutic massages in terms of pain, functionality and performance.

Purpose: Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a clinical picture characterized by degeneration of the plantar fascia resulting from repetitive microtrauma to the plantar fascia causing an inflammatory reaction. It is one of the most common causes of heel pain in adults. The plantar fascia has a fundamental role in the biomechanics of the foot, supporting the medial longitudinal arch (MLA), distributing forces and stresses of the foot during gait or other loading conditions. Disorders in the musculoskeletal and somatosensory system in patients with plantar fasciitis may cause pain and decrease in functional capacity. Therefore, its purpose is; This study was planned to show the effectiveness of taping methods applied in addition to ESWT in individuals presenting with heel pain. Thanks to the findings to be obtained from our study, it is aimed to contribute to the literature with objective, evidence-based results in this field.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals diagnosed with plantar fasciitis by a physician
• Age between 18 and 30 years
• Agree to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Not having surgery
• Disagree to participate in the study
• Infection
• Pregnancy
• Tumor

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

Low-Dye Taping

Experimental group

Description:

In addition to the ESWT applied to the participants in the control group, Low-Dye Taping will be applied to the participants in this group once a week for 3 sessions.

Treatment:

Device: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)

Other: Low-Dye Taping

Kinesio Taping

Experimental group

Description:

In addition to the ESWT applied to the participants in the control group, Kinesio Taping will be applied to the participants in this group once a week for 3 sessions.

Treatment:

Device: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)

Other: Kinesio Taping

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in the control group will receive 3 sessions of ESWT once a week.

Treatment:

Device: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)