NCT05736809

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

Comparative Effects of Calcaneal Low Dye Taping Plantar Fascial Stretching and Sham Taping on Acute Plantar Heal Pain and Functional Activity Level in Football Players

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Sports Physical Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Low-dye taping	Low-dye taing using 4 tapes around calcaneam
OTHER	Plantar fascia stretching	out of 21 participants 7 will be included in the study design as an active participants group using plantar fscia stretching in acute stage
OTHER	sham taping	out of 21 participants 7 will be included in the study design as an plecebo group using sham taping in acute stage

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-19
• Primary completion: 2023-02-01
• Completion: 2023-02-01
• First posted: 2023-02-21
• Last updated: 2023-02-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan