Abstract :
Background
Many women enjoy wearing high heels despite knowing they can be harmful to the feet. There are many uncomfortable conditions that can originate from wearing this type of shoe leading to biomechanical changes in ankle joints. Hence the study is aimed to identify the effects of massage therapy in improving muscular flexibility among women wearing high heels
Methodology
Forty female participants with chronic heel pain were included in the single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Participants were divided into Group-A (Stretching and deep heat) and Group-B (petrissage and deep heat) group. The treatment was performed for four weeks, 3 sessions/ week in both groups. Foot function index and ankle dorsiflexion were recorded at baseline and after 4 weeks of intervention.
Results
Forty female participants with a mean age of 28.23±6.24 were recruited in the study. Both groups showed significant improvement in all three variables i.e. pain, disability, and ankle dorsiflexion. However, group B showed more significant results with mean differences of 1.80±2.22 and 4.1±6.7 (p-value
Keyword :
Ankle joint, Disability, Massage, Pain, Range of motion