Effectiveness of Taping for the Short-Term Treatment of Pain and Walking Speed in Patients with Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis causes pain in the heel and medial arch of the foot can interfere daily activities. Taping the plantar fasciitis will reduce pain by reducing strain on the plantar fascia during standing and ambulation. Objective: to see the effect of taping on pain and walking speed. Methods: fifteen subjects received taping and ultrasound diathermy therapy for one week. Fifteen other subjects received ultrasound therapy alone. Pain measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the walking speed is measured in meters / sec. Results: VAS score started to differ significantly on the first day after treatment (p = 0.008) and continues until the last day of evaluation. On the first day, the VAS score changes differs significantly (p = 0.002). But in the evaluation of the days, the change of VAS scores were not significantly different. VAS score changes on the seventh day compared to the initial evaluation found significant (p