Gluteus Maximus Strengthening Exercises Augmented by High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Patients With Plantar Fasciopathy

Deraya University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Plantar Fascia

Treatments: Procedure: Gluteus Maximus strengthening exercise; Device: high-intensity laser therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06677164

physiotherapy 3

Details and patient eligibility

About

Plantar heel pain is one of the most commonly encountered problems of the feet in adults [1]. It accounts for nearly 11%-15% of all foot symptoms, The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of high intensity laser therapy combined with gluteus Maximus strengthening exercise on pain, thickness of plantar fascia, and function of the foot.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Unilateral plantar heel pain with or without calcaneal spur for more than 3 months.
• Tenderness at the insertion of the plantar fascia
• BMI index will be from 25 up to 30
• Patient will wear silicone insole .
• Diagnosis of PF based on orthopedic referral

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with presence of foot deformity,
• systemic inflammatory arthritis disease,
• foot surgery, or
• plantar heel pain due to trauma,
• wound, or infection in the foot,
• received oral corticosteroids

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental: High intensity laser therapy combined with Gluteus Maximus strengthening exercise

Experimental group

Description:

patients will receive High intensity laser therapy combined with Gluteus Maximus strengthening exercise

Treatment:

Device: high-intensity laser therapy

Procedure: Gluteus Maximus strengthening exercise

Active Comparator: High intensity laser therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

patients will receive High intensity laser therapy.

Treatment:

Device: high-intensity laser therapy