BThis study will be designed to compare between the effect of adding posterior tibial nerve or saphenous nerve mobilization to the traditional physical therapy on pain intensity, foot function, pressure pain threshold, ankle dorsiflexion ROM and central sensitization in patients with PF.
: Sixty patients with PF will be included in this study: Patients will be randomly assigned into three groups. Patients in group A will receive traditional physical therapy plus posterior tibial nerve mobilization while group B will receive the same traditional physical therapy and saphenous nerve mobilization, and group C will receive only traditional physical therapy. Three sessions will be held for six weeks. Patients will be evaluated for pain intensity, pressure pain threshold (PPT), foot function, ankle dorsiflexion ROM and central sensitization
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
posterior tibial and saphenous nerve mobilization
stretching of plantar fascia
saphenous nerve mobilization
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
pressure pain threshold
the lowest pressure at which pain is felt, was measured using a pressure algometer
Time frame: pre and after six weeks
central sensitization
measuring CSI by the arabic version of CSI
Time frame: Pre and after six weeks
ankle ROM
measuring ROM BY GONIOMETR
Time frame: Pre and after six weeks
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