Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults of 19 - 44 years old age. * Both genders will be included * Pain in plantar heel lasting more than three months * Clinical diagnosis of unilateral PF in compliance with the American * physical therapy association's (APTA) Orthopedic Section clinical practice * guidelines * Positive windlass test * Negative tarsal tunnel tests * Limited active and passive talocrural joint dorsiflexion range of motion * Pain on the inner side of the heel is most noticeable with the first steps after * rest and tends to worsen after standing or walking for a long time. * Willing and capable of adhering to the study procedure and completing follow-up * examinations. * Planter fascia tests i.e. windlass mechanism, hop test, stair climbing. * Sedentary individuals (no exercise plan followed in last 3 months) Exclusion Criteria: * • Previous surgical intervention for plantar fasciitis. * Congenital abnormalities of foot. * Lower extremities affected by systemic disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, * diabetes or peripheral neuropathy. * The presence of additional foot disorders, such as stress fractures, Achilles * tendinopathy, or nerve entrapment syndromes. * Any contraindications to taping, such as skin sensitivity or allergy. * Not willing or not capable of adhering to the study procedure and completing follow- * up examinations. * Pregnant women, mental illness, immune suppressed patients, patients with * peripheral vascular disease, thrombocytopenia patients, anti-coagulant therapy * patients and post mastectomy.