NCT05592808

Comparison of Taping Techniques in Plantar Fasciitis

Comparison of the Effects of Low-Dye and Kinesio Taping Methods in Plantar Fasciitis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (actual)
• Sponsor: KTO Karatay University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Plantar Fasciitis
• Pain
• Foot Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)	Extracoporeal shock wave, 2000 shots/time, once a week for 3 weeks, shock wave freqency: 10Hz, total energy: 166 mJ/mm2, Pressure 2.5 Bar
OTHER	Low-Dye Taping	After ESWT application, Low-Dye Taping will be applied 3 times, once a week.
OTHER	Kinesio Taping	After ESWT application, Kinesio Taping will be applied 3 times, once a week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-24
• Primary completion: 2023-03-20
• Completion: 2023-03-27
• First posted: 2022-10-25
• Last updated: 2023-03-30

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)