International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Abhijit Kalita
Assistant Professor, Physiotherapy Programme, Assam Down Town University, IndiaPublications
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Research
Effectiveness of Myofascial Release Technique with Stretching versus Myofascial Release Technique in Patients with Plantar Fasciitis
Author(s): Laizu Yeasmin Lipa, Abhijit Kalita and Abhijit Dutta*
Background: Plantar Fasciitis is a common cause of heel pain which occurs in the second most to weight-bearing and prolong standing occupation, injury, accidental movement in daily life. Degenerative changes can cause acute & chronic inflammation and calcification at the origin of the plantar fascia and bony traction spur formation. It is often characterized by progressive pain with weight-bearing, especially the first few steps in the morning or after periods of inactivity typically present with inferior heel pain often persist for months or even years Objective: The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of MFR technique for patients with plantar fasciitis. Methods and Measures: 30 subjects were participated in the study and randomly divided into 2 groups (n=15). Group-A (control) was treated by MFR with US technique and Group B (experimental) was treated by MFR with .. Read More»
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