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Comparison of Three Type Orthoses Effects on Plantar Fasciitis

Objective: Plantar Fasciiti s is the common foot complaint that outbreaks as a result of an inflammation of plantar fascia . The purp ose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of three orthoses, silicon heel pad, thermoplastic custom-made arch support and Tension Night splint, how they reli ved pain in plantar fasciitis , Materials & Methods: In this quasi experimental study that was done on 16 patient s who were referred from Shariati Hospital Orth opedi c ward to Saba Orthotics & Prosthetics Center ; age , sex, BMI, occupation and acti vity level were not inclusion criteria, sys temic diseases and also surgery on foot in past were as exclu sion criteria. The patients were assigned one by one to three treatment groups who were ready to admit them. Subject ʹs pain was assessed for 3 month s, at 2nd , 6ʹ 10 and 12dl week, by Numerical Rating Scal e and Verbal Ratin g Scale through phone . Data were analyze d with ANOVA, Pierson ʹs and Spearm anʹ s correl ation coe fficie nts, Kruskal-Wallis test and Repeated Measurement test. Results: The coefficient correlation of Numerical sco re pain and rating score pain were 0.80.The average of morning (P=0.87), evening (P=0.198) and the worse pain (P=O.J13) befor e entering the study were similar in three groups. The repeated measurement test defined that all the three orthoses were effective for the morning, evening and as so for the worse pain (P