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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">4456</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2022.14907</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Comparison of Gastrocnemius-Soleus Stretching Program versus Tendoachilles Stretching Exercises for Management of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Soomro</surname><given-names>Saifullah</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Soomro</surname><given-names>Zamir Ahmed</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>3</day><month>05</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>)</volume><issue/><fpage>35</fpage><lpage>39</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: On the sole of the foot, the plantar fascia is a thick, multi-layered fibrous connective tissue. Plantar fasciitis is a painful and incapacitating ailment that frustrates both the patient and the physician. Stretching exercises that target the plantar fascia are an excellent therapy option for plantar fasciitis. Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the outcome of the Gastrocnemius-Soleus Stretching Program versus tendon Achilles__ampersandsignnbsp;stretching exercises for the management of chronic plantar fasciitis Material and Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted from March 2020 to May 2021 at the department of orthopedic Chandka medical Larkana after getting approval from institutional ethical committee. Patients of age 30-70 years of either gender, undergoing chronic plantar fasciitis, were included and were randomly divided in two groups. In group A, Gastrocnemius Soleus Stretching Program was applied. In group B, tendon Achilles stretching exercises were applied. Pain score was noted at baseline and after 8 weeks, a change in pain score was calculated. All the information was noted on proforma while entered and analyzed in SPSS version 21. Independent samples t-test was applied to compare the mean change in pain score in both groups. P-value__ampersandsignlt;0.05 was considered as significant. Results: In the Gastrocnemius-Soleus Stretching group, the mean age of patients was 48.70 __ampersandsignplusmn; 9.80 years, while in the Tendoachilles Stretching Exercises group, the mean age of patients was 48.63 __ampersandsignplusmn; 8.43 years. In the Gastrocnemius-Soleus Stretching group, there were 16 (53.3%) males and 14 (46.7%) females, while in the Tendoachilles Stretching Exercises group; there were 15 (50%) males and 15 (50%) females. In the Gastrocnemius-Soleus Stretching group, the mean change in pain score was 2.57 __ampersandsignplusmn; 1.01. While in the Tendoachilles Stretching Exercises group, the mean change in pain score was 1.77 __ampersandsignplusmn; 0.57. The difference in both groups was significant (p-value __ampersandsignlt; 0.05). Conclusion: It has been concluded that Gastrocnemius-Soleus Stretching exercise is more effective in reducing symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis in adult population.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Gastrocnemius-Soleus Stretching Program</kwd><kwd> Tendoachilles stretching exercises</kwd><kwd> Chronic plantar fasciitis</kwd><kwd> Pain</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
