Journal of Novel Physiotherapies
Open Access

Abstract

Aim: To compare the effectiveness of low frequency electrical simulation and manual therapy in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis for functional improvement in patients with chronic planter fasciitis. Methods: Thirty patients with diagnosed chronic plantar fasciitis and fulfilling the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated into two equal groups namely group A and group B with 15 patients each. LFES (low frequency electrical stimulation) protocol was given to group A and Manual therapy protocol to group B. Patients in both the groups were treated 2 times per week for 2 weeks, followed by one time per week for 2 weeks, for a total of 6 visits over 4 weeks. .Visual analogue scale (VAS) and Foot and ankle ability measures (FAAM) were used to find out the effectiveness of the treatment between the two groups. Results: The findings from the present studies showed that significant difference in means of VAS-right now, VAS –past one week when compared post intervention means between the groups and there is a statistically significant difference in means of FAAM when compared post intervention means between the groups. Conclusion: There is a statistically significant improvement in means of VAS-right now, VAS –past one week and FAAM scores when compared from pre intervention to post intervention in both the groups but although low frequency electrical simulation brings better results on Foot and ankle ability measures (FAAM) scale, Manual therapy is more effective in reducing pain as scored using Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

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