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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2023 Nov 2:29:e941043.
doi: 10.12659/MSM.941043.

Effect of Dynamic Taping versus Kinesiology Taping on Pain, Foot Function, Balance, and Foot Pressure in 3 Groups of Plantar Fasciitis Patients: A Randomized Clinical Study

Dong-Ho Kim  1 , Yongwoo Lee  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Dynamic Taping versus Kinesiology Taping on Pain, Foot Function, Balance, and Foot Pressure in 3 Groups of Plantar Fasciitis Patients: A Randomized Clinical Study

Dong-Ho Kim et al. Med Sci Monit. .

Abstract

BACKGROUND Biomechanical dynamic tape supports muscles, joints, and ligaments and is used in ankle and foot injuries. Kinesiology tape (KT), also known as elastic tape, is widely used in sports medicine. Plantar fasciitis, due to inflammation of the plantar fascia, is a common cause of heel pain. This study aimed to compare the effects of dynamic taping and KT on pain, function, and balance in 3 groups of patients with plantar fasciitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty-nine patients with plantar fasciitis were randomly assigned to the dynamic taping with physical therapy (PT) group, the KT with PT group, and the control group (23 each). All groups received conservative physical therapy. Dynamic taping and KT were performed twice a week for 4 weeks, and the taping was removed after 12 h of application. Patients' pain, foot function, and balance were assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS), foot function index (FFI), and Y-balance test (YBT), respectively, before and immediately after the intervention. RESULTS In the FFI and YBT, the treatment provided to the dynamic taping with PT group with PT showed a greater effect than in the KT with PT group with PT (P<0.05), and the control group showed the lowest effect. Dynamic taping and KT with PT did not show significant differences in VAS and foot pressure, but both were more effective than the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that dynamic taping with PT is the most effective method for FFI and YBT in patients with plantar fasciitis, and that dynamic taping and KT with PT are effective methods for treating pain and foot pressure.

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(A–C) Technique to apply of the dynamic tape with ankle plantar flexion.
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(A–D) Technique to apply of the kinesiology tape with ankle dorsi flexion.
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(A–C) Conservative physical therapy.
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