Kinesiotape versus ultrasound in chronic plantar fasciitis / Raghda Mohamed Hassan ; Supervised Wadida H. Elsayed , Sherif Mohamed Sokkar , Ghada Ismail Mohamed

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Basic Science

Background: Plantar fasciitis (PF) is the most common injury of the plantar fascia and is the most common cause of heel pain. The use of kineso taping (KT) for the treatment of joint sprains and instability, soft tissue inflammation, and muscle pain and weakness is gradually increasing in sport medicine and orthopedics. Ultrasound (US) has been widely used for more than 40 years in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. Purpose: To compare the effect of KT with the effect of US on pain intensity level, ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ROM) and foot functional level in patients with chronic PF. Materials and methods:Forty Five subjects with unilateral chronic PF aged from 30-50 years from both genders randomly distributed on three groups. The treatment was applied 3 times/week for four weeks. Pain intensity level, Ankle dorsiflexion ROM and foot functional level were measured pre-treatment and post-treatment. Group (A):15(14 female and 1 male) received ultrasound in addition to conventional physiotherapy program including stretching calf muscle, massage for plantar fascia and specific stretching for plantar fascia, group (B):15 (13 females and 2 males) received kinesiotape in addition to conventional physiotherapy program, the tape renewed twice/week for 4 weeks, while group (C):15(13 females and 2 males) received conventional physiotherapy program only. The treatment was applied 3 times/week for four weeks

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