From: The effectiveness of manual stretching in the treatment of plantar heel pain: a systematic review
 | DiGiovanni et al [15] | Hyland et al [17] | Porter et al [14] | Radford et al [19] | Sharma and Loudon (2010) | Wynne et al [18] | ||
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Stretching Groups | A | B | Â | A | B | Â | Â | Â |
Type of Stretch | Plantar Fascia. Thumb palpation of Plantar Fascia tension. | Tendo Achilles | Gastrocnemius/ Soleus Plantar Fascia by therapist | Tendo Achilles for 3 minutes | Tendo Achilles for 20 seconds | Tendo Achilles on step | Plantar Fascia stretches and massage. Tendo Achilles stretch | "Counter-strain" in position of 70-80% symptom relief of tender points. |
Applied by | Patient | Patient | Therapist | Patient | Patient | Patient | Patient | Therapist |
Duration of Stretch | 10 seconds | 10 seconds | 30 seconds | 3 minutes | 20 seconds | Not Described | 30 seconds | 90 seconds |
Frequency of Stretch | 10 reps, 3 × daily | 10 reps, 3 × daily | 3 reps on day 1, and 3 on day 4 | 1 rep, 3 × daily | 5 reps, 2 × daily | 5 minutes daily | 3 reps 3× daily | Not described |
Weightbearing/Non weightbearing | Non weight bearing | Weight bearing | Non weight bearing | Weight bearing | Weight bearing | Weight bearing | Non weight bearing and weight bearing | Non weight bearing |
Knee flexed or extended | Flexed | Extended | Flexed and Extended | Extended | Extended | Not described | Flexed and Extended | Not described |
Into/Out of Pain | "To feel stretch" | "To feel stretch" | Not described | Not described | Not described | Not described | Not described | Not described |
Supervised? | No | No | Not applicable | No | No | No | No | Not applicable |