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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Effects of Kinesiotape versus Low-Dye Tape on Pain and Comfort Measures in Patients with Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Carmen García-Gomariz, David Hernández-Guillén, Pilar Nieto-Gil, Carlos Blasco-García, Montse Alcahuz-Griñán, José-María Blasco

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07204054 (Comparison of Medial Longitudinal Arch Support and Plantar Fascia Stretch Taping Techniques in Plantar Fasciitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07204054 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of Medial Longitudinal Arch Support and Plantar Fascia Stretch Taping Techniques in Plantar Fasciitis

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled36ConditionsPlantar FascitisArmsMedial longitudinal arch support taping using low dye tape, Fascia Stretch taping using KT tape
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carmen García-GomarizDepartment of Nursing, University of Valencia, Menéndez y Pelayo Av S/N, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2548-5417
David Hernández-GuillénGroup of Physiotherapy in the Ageing Process: Social and Health Care Strategies, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Gascó Oliag 5, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4289-5688
Pilar Nieto-GilDepartment of Nursing, University of Valencia, Menéndez y Pelayo Av S/N, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4629-3094
Carlos Blasco-GarcíaDepartment of Nursing, University of Valencia, Menéndez y Pelayo Av S/N, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2861-3744
Montse Alcahuz-GriñánDepartment of Nursing, University of Valencia, Menéndez y Pelayo Av S/N, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
José-María BlascoGroup of Physiotherapy in the Ageing Process: Social and Health Care Strategies, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Gascó Oliag 5, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7663-9092
Universitat de València · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBandages are commonly used to relieve pain in patients with plantar fasciitis. The goal was to compare the effects of using kinesiotape versus low-dye tape in the acute phase of plantar fasciitis on pain and comfort measures.

methodsForty individuals with plantar fasciitis were allocated to the kinesiotape or low-dye tape interventions. The patients were assessed at baseline and every 24 h until the fifth day. The primary measure was a visual analog scale of pain. The other measures were comfort, mobility, durability, personal hygiene, sweating, and allergies. The effects were compared with an ANOVA test, 95% CI.

resultsKinesiotape was more effective in reducing pain; the greater effect occurred during the first day, with a between-group difference of 2.0 (95% CI: 1.8 to 2.2). The pain differences between the treatments progressively reduced each day from the second day. Kinesiotape offered significantly higher performance than low-dye tape in mobility, comfort, and comfort in hygiene, sweating, and durability, with a large effect size

conclusionsKinesiotape could be more effective than low-dye tape in relieving pain in patients with plantar fasciitis, with a significant clinical impact on the first day of treatment. Kinesiotape can also provide higher performance in terms of comfort.

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bandagepainplantar fasciitisrandomized clinical trial

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PMID38398758
PMCPMC10890258
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