FOOT & ANKLE
Efficacy of foot & hip stretches and exercises on pain and disability in plantar fasciitis
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Man Ther. 2016 Jun;23:76-82.
83 patients with plantar fasciitis were randomized to one of the three following physiotherapy interventions for the purpose of comparing pain, disability, and balance outcomes after 8 weeks: (1) stretching and exercise of hip and foot muscles, (2) stretching and exercises of foot muscles only, and (3) stretching of foot muscles only. Outcomes of interest included a VAS scale for pain, the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS), the Star Excursion Balance test (SEBT). Results demonstrated that patients in all study groups significantly improved in all outcomes of interest after completion of eight weeks of allocated therapy. However, no significant between-group differences were observed when all three groups were compared.
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