Foot Pain
"Effectiveness of myofascial trigger point manual therapy combined with a self-stretching protocol for the management of plantar heel pain: a randomized controlled trial"
Many people suffer from different forms of foot pain.
While foot pain may arise from causes other than the foot (such as possibly a leg length or hip discrepancy), this is an abstract on the Effectiveness of Myofascial Trigger Points combined with self-stretching for the management of Plantar Heel Pain, published in Journal of Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy February 2011, can be found at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21285525.
The study confirms the importance of having the myofascial manual therapy done along with self-care.
"J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2011 Feb;41(2):43-50. Epub 2011 Jan 31.Effectiveness of myofascial trigger point manual therapy combined with a self-stretching protocol for the management of plantar heel pain: a randomized controlled trial.
Renan-Ordine R, Alburquerque-Sendín F, de Souza DP, Cleland JA, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C.SourceHospital Ouro Verde, Escola de Osteopatía de Madrid, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN:A randomized controlled clinical trial.
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of trigger point (TrP) manual therapy combined with a self-stretching program for the management of patients with plantar heel pain.
BACKGROUND:Previous studies have reported that stretching of the calf musculature and the plantar fascia are effective management strategies for plantar heel pain. However, it is not known if the inclusion of soft tissue therapy can further improve the outcomes in this population.
METHODS:Sixty patients, 15 men and 45 women (mean ± SD age, 44 ± 10 years) with a clinical diagnosis of plantar heel pain were randomly divided into 2 groups: a self-stretching (Str) group who received a stretching protocol, and a self-stretching and soft tissue TrP manual therapy (Str-ST) group who received TrP manual interventions (TrP pressure release and neuromuscular approach) in addition to the same self-stretching protocol. The primary outcomes were physical function and bodily pain domains of the quality of life SF-36 questionnaire. Additionally, pressure pain thresholds (PPT) were assessed over the affected gastrocnemii and soleus muscles, and over the calcaneus, by an assessor blinded to the treatment allocation. Outcomes of interest were captured at baseline and at a 1-month follow-up (end of treatment period). Mixed-model ANOVAs were used to examine the effects of the interventions on each outcome, with group as the between-subjects variable and time as the within-subjects variable. The primary analysis was the group-by-time interaction.
RESULTS:The 2 × 2 mixed-model analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed a significant group-by-time interaction for the main outcomes of the study: physical function (P = .001) and bodily pain (P = .005); patients receiving a combination of self-stretching and TrP tissue intervention experienced a greater improvement in physical function and a greater reduction in pain, as compared to those receiving the self-stretching protocol. The mixed ANOVA also revealed significant group-by-time interactions for changes in PPT over the gastrocnemii and soleus muscles, and the calcaneus (all P<.001). Patients receiving a combination of self-stretching and TrP tissue intervention showed a greater improvement in PPT, as compared to those who received only the self-stretching protocol.
CONCLUSIONS:This study provides evidence that the addition of TrP manual therapies to a self-stretching protocol resulted in superior short-term outcomes as compared to a self-stretching program alone in the treatment of patients with plantar heel pain.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:Therapy, level 1b.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2011 Feb;41(2):51."
Many people suffer from different forms of foot pain.
While foot pain may arise from causes other than the foot (such as possibly a leg length or hip discrepancy), this is an abstract on the Effectiveness of Myofascial Trigger Points combined with self-stretching for the management of Plantar Heel Pain, published in Journal of Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy February 2011, can be found at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21285525.
The study confirms the importance of having the myofascial manual therapy done along with self-care.
"J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2011 Feb;41(2):43-50. Epub 2011 Jan 31.Effectiveness of myofascial trigger point manual therapy combined with a self-stretching protocol for the management of plantar heel pain: a randomized controlled trial.
Renan-Ordine R, Alburquerque-Sendín F, de Souza DP, Cleland JA, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C.SourceHospital Ouro Verde, Escola de Osteopatía de Madrid, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN:A randomized controlled clinical trial.
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of trigger point (TrP) manual therapy combined with a self-stretching program for the management of patients with plantar heel pain.
BACKGROUND:Previous studies have reported that stretching of the calf musculature and the plantar fascia are effective management strategies for plantar heel pain. However, it is not known if the inclusion of soft tissue therapy can further improve the outcomes in this population.
METHODS:Sixty patients, 15 men and 45 women (mean ± SD age, 44 ± 10 years) with a clinical diagnosis of plantar heel pain were randomly divided into 2 groups: a self-stretching (Str) group who received a stretching protocol, and a self-stretching and soft tissue TrP manual therapy (Str-ST) group who received TrP manual interventions (TrP pressure release and neuromuscular approach) in addition to the same self-stretching protocol. The primary outcomes were physical function and bodily pain domains of the quality of life SF-36 questionnaire. Additionally, pressure pain thresholds (PPT) were assessed over the affected gastrocnemii and soleus muscles, and over the calcaneus, by an assessor blinded to the treatment allocation. Outcomes of interest were captured at baseline and at a 1-month follow-up (end of treatment period). Mixed-model ANOVAs were used to examine the effects of the interventions on each outcome, with group as the between-subjects variable and time as the within-subjects variable. The primary analysis was the group-by-time interaction.
RESULTS:The 2 × 2 mixed-model analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed a significant group-by-time interaction for the main outcomes of the study: physical function (P = .001) and bodily pain (P = .005); patients receiving a combination of self-stretching and TrP tissue intervention experienced a greater improvement in physical function and a greater reduction in pain, as compared to those receiving the self-stretching protocol. The mixed ANOVA also revealed significant group-by-time interactions for changes in PPT over the gastrocnemii and soleus muscles, and the calcaneus (all P<.001). Patients receiving a combination of self-stretching and TrP tissue intervention showed a greater improvement in PPT, as compared to those who received only the self-stretching protocol.
CONCLUSIONS:This study provides evidence that the addition of TrP manual therapies to a self-stretching protocol resulted in superior short-term outcomes as compared to a self-stretching program alone in the treatment of patients with plantar heel pain.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:Therapy, level 1b.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2011 Feb;41(2):51."