Active clinical trials for "Fasciitis, Plantar"

Plantar fasciitis is seen common in clinics and responsible from most of foot related pain problems. There are many treatment modalities in the literature as well as there is no golden standard to treat plantar fasciitis in non-surgical ways. The aim of this study is to compare intensive physiotherapy program, home based exercise program and control group decide the most effective rehabilitation program in plantar fasciitis.

The purpose of this research is to collect safety and efficacy data on injection of botulinumtoxinA (AbobotulinumtoxinA /Dysort) into the gastrocnemius (calf) muscle to improve equinus (lack of flexibility to bring the top of the foot towards the front of the leg) in subjects with plantar fasciitis and relieve pain associated with this condition. The use of AbobotulinumtoxinA is considered experimental in this study because it has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of plantar fasciitis.

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of ultrasound treatment in addition to a program consisting of manual therapy and exercise (stretching and strengthening exercises) to improve pain and function in individuals with plantar fasciitis. Our primary hypothesis is individuals with plantar fasciitis will show a greater improvement in pain and function with ultrasound, manual therapy and an exercise program compared to manual therapy and exercise program alone.

The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate both the safety and efficacy of the ReNu™ injection on pain and inflammation in subjects diagnosed with plantar fasciitis as compared to a Corticosteroid Injection which is considered standard of care.

The hypothesis to be tested is that the use of total contact insoles for six months reduces foot pain, improves function and quality of life of patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis.

The present study was carried out on fifty patients with chronicunilateral PF. Patients were recruited from Outpatient Clinic of Physical medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation at Mansoura University Hospital during the period from January 2016 to September 2016. Patients were classifiedrandomly into two groups:the 1stgroup included 25 patients (20 females and 5 males) treated by local corticosteroid injectionand the 2ndgroup included 25 patients (20 females and 5males) treated by PRP injection. We obtain an informed written consent from each participant sharing in the study. We take approval on our study by the research board of faculty of medicine, Mansoura University, code: MS/15.10.08. :

Plantar fasciitis presents clinically as pain in the inner heal, which is the result of degeneration of the plantar fascia, an arch supporting ligament of the foot. It manifests predominantly in those subjected to sustained weight bearing or repetitive pounding activities. Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of inferior foot pain. Although most cases resolving within 6 months, traditional treatment regiments such as orthotics and physiotherapy are occasionally unsuccessful in treating this limitation leading to chronic symptoms (Neufeld & Cerrato, 2008; Rompe, 2009; Roxas, 2005). Platelets are central players in clotting, inflammation and the wound healing response. Research has shown the potential of platelet rich plasma to accelerate wound healing in a variety of conditions including maxillo-fascial and plastic surgery, chronic wound healing and orthopaedics. Autologous Conditioned Plasma (ACP) is a novel treatment that may accelerate the healing of injured tissue. Treatment with ACP involves taking a blood sample from the patient, isolating the platelets and injecting them back into that patient at the injury site

Extracoporeal shock wave therapy(ESWT) was perfomed on the plantar fascia of chornic plantar fasciitis patients. Pre-ESWT and post-ESWT pain intensity, sonography and sonoelastrography of the plantar fascia was checked. Our hypothesis is that the plantar fascia stiffness increased after ESWT as clinical symptom improves.

A randomized controlled study to search for the efficiency of tibial nerve block vs local corticosteroid injection of the plantar fascia.

It was previously hypothesized that patients receiving Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound (ITU) in addition to the standard of care would have a more rapid resolution of pain, faster return to activities, and a decrease in intra- and perifascial lesions.