COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FRICTION MASSAGE AND CONTRAST BATH VERSUS STRETCHING EXERCISE AND CONTRAST BATH IN PATIENTS WITH PLANTAR HEEL PAIN

VINITHA P; SAI SURYA PRAKASH

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2023v16i9.47978

Authors

VINITHA P Department of Physiotherapy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tiruchirappalli and former BPT Student, Kamalam Viswanathan College of Physiotherapy, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
SAI SURYA PRAKASH Department of Physiotherapy, Kamalam Viswanathan College of Physiotherapy, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2023v16i9.47978

Keywords:

Plantar heel pain, friction massage, stretching exercise, contrast bath

Abstract

Objective: The main objective of this study is to analyze the synergistic effect of friction massage and stretching exercise with contrast bath in a patient with plantar heel pain.

Methods: The procedure to perform friction massage and stretching exercises was performed among 30 patients each separately. Further, all were subjected to a contrast bath for a maximum of 20 min thereby 3 min for warm and 1 min for cold and this procedure was repeated 5 times.

Results: As a result, comparing with friction massage and contrast bath, stretching exercise and contrast bath were effective and the patients felt reduced pain while following the course completely.

Conclusion: By this effective therapeutic intervention, the patients felt satisfaction in reducing pain thereby their activities of daily living improved with self-management.

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