View clinical trials related to Plantar Fasciopathy.
Filter by:The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of 8 weeks of foot rehabilitation exercises in conjunction with wearing minimalist shoes in individuals with plantar fasciopathy, compared to only performing foot rehabilitation exercises. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Will individuals with plantar fasciopathy be able to reduce their pain and improve their self-reported function by performing rehabilitation exercises and wearing minimalist shoes, compared to those only performing rehabilitation exercises? - Will individuals with plantar fasciopathy be able to increase their intrinsic foot muscle strength and size, their balance, and gait biomechanics by performing rehabilitation exercises and wearing minimalist shoes, compared to those only performing rehabilitation exercises? - What characteristics of individuals with plantar fasciopathy make them most suited to succeed in a protocol of performing rehabilitation exercises and wearing minimalist shoes? Participants will be asked to come into the lab at the start of the intervention and after 8 weeks, where the following will be assessed: - Patient-reported outcomes - Foot morphology - Intrinsic foot muscle strength - Balance - Gait biomechanics For the intervention, participants in both groups will perform the same rehabilitation exercises, including: - Massage to the bottom of the foot - Calf-raises - Calf and foot stretches
The purpose of this trial is to investigate the efficacy of fundamental patient advice and a heel cup versus fundamental patient advice and a heel cup plus heavy-slow resistance training versus fundamental patient advice and a heel cup plus heavy-slow resistance training and an ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection in improving the Foot Health Status Questionnaire pain domain score in individuals with plantar fasciopathy after 12 weeks.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of combining heavy-slow resistance training with an ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection to reduce pain in individuals with plantar fasciopathy. Feasibility will be evaluated using the acceptability of the combined interventions and exercise compliance.
The purpose of this trial is to investigate whether a self-managed resistance training protocol is more effective than a predetermined resistance training protocol in improving the Foot Health Status Questionnaire pain domain score in individuals with plantar fasciopathy after a 12-week intervention.
This study will compare the thickness of the plantar fascia in stretched and relaxed positions in patients with plantar fasciopathy using ultrasonography.
This study investigates the acute effect of isotonic versus isometric exercise versus walking on pain in individuals with plantar heel pain and an ultrasound-diagnosed plantar fasciopathy. The hypothesis is that isometric exercise will induce greater participant rated pain relief than isotonic exercise and walking during aggravating activity.
The investigators will compare Achilles tendon stretching with a new product called a ThermaWedge™ device, a foam wedge designed to help with certain foot stretches and exercises, in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciopathy. There will be 2 groups each of 25 - 30 participants who have chronic plantar fasciopathy, which is a common cause of foot pain. Exercises will be done for 6 weeks and then each group will do the other exercise protocol for another 6 weeks. Participants will fill out the Foot and Ankle Disability Index scale and numerical analog pain scale and the Global Rating of Change Scale prior to any treatment, weekly during treatment and post treatment. The investigators' hypothesis is that use of the ThermaWedge™ device will result in decreased pain and disability when compared to achilles tendon stretching.
The purpose of this study is to compare the Ankle Dorsiflexion Dynasplint System (DS) to static night splint for the reduction of pain from Plantar Fasciitis (Fasciopathy).
Plantar fasciopathy is a chronic condition affecting both sedentary populations, individuals in the workplace who must stand for prolonged periods of time, and athletes. It can be disabling. There is no single accepted treatment course that is recommended in the literature. The use of pulsed radio-frequency electromagnetic (PRFE) devices has been proposed as a treatment option in chronic soft-tissue injury due to its ability to reduce pain and inflammation. The proposed study will investigate the efficacy of the use of a PRFE device for the treatment of chronic heel pain using a double blind randomized placebo controlled design study.