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Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 2 Outcome measures at 2 and 6 weeks follow-up

From: Deep friction massage versus local steroid injection for treatment of plantar fasciitis: a randomized controlled trial

 

Group I: LSI

Group II: DFM

P value

VAS at baseline

7.8 ± 1.8

7.6 ± 2.06

0.46

VAS at 2 weeks follow-up

3.2 ± 1.08

6.1 ± 2.03

0.001

VAS at 6 weeks follow-up

2.6 ± 1.4

6.2 ± 2.01

0.002

FFI at baseline

27.61 ± 3.32

26.52 ± 3.8

0.407

FFI at 2 weeks follow up

12.00 ± 3.39

24.3 ± 2.1

0.001

FFI at 6 weeks follow up

11.5 ± 3.1

22.00 ± 3.2

0.001

  1. Bold values are significant at P ≤ 0.05
  2. LSI local steroid injection, DFM deep friction massage, VAS visual analog scale, FFI Foot Function Index
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