Quick Tape: Plantar Fasciitis Pain Relief

Reducing the pain that comes with plantar fasciitis is as easy as applying two strips of THERABAND Kinesiology Tape. Don’t believe us? We’ve got the evidence to prove that kinesiology tape provides significant plantar fasciitis pain relief.

Sometimes, putting your best foot forward isn’t always possible. Plantar fasciitis pain can be debilitating and hinder quality of life in both younger and older adults. Recently, plantar fasciitis kinesiology taping techniques have been studied in order to generate another solution for foot pain.

In a 2010 study on the effects of kinesiology taping for plantar fasciitis, it was found that additional treatment with continuous kinesiology taping might alleviate the pain of plantar fasciitis better than a traditional physical therapy program only.

A total of 52 patients with plantar fasciitis were randomly and equally divided into two groups. The patients in the control group received only a traditional physical therapy program daily, including ultrasound thermotherapy and low-frequency electrotherapy. The patients in the experimental group received kinesiology taping in addition to the same physical therapy program as the control group. The reduced pain scores (pain description scores and foot function scores) and the reduced thickness of plantar fascia at the insertion site after treatment were significantly more in the experimental group than in the control group.

In fact, the research was so convincing that the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Plantar Fasciitis and Heel Pain from the Orthopedic Practice Section of the APTA (Martin et al. 2014) provided Grade A recommendations to use “elastic therapeutic tape” (aka, kinesiology tape) to the plantar fascia and gastrocnemius for short-term pain relief.

Plantar Fasciitis Kinesiology Taping Technique

Drew Feedman, founder of Learn2tape.com is back to share his simple taping technique to relieve plantar fasciitis pain! All you’ll need us two strips of THERABAND Kinesiology Tape:

1. For the first piece of tape, place the anchor at the metatarsals of the foot with no tension. Apply with 25% tension over the heel and up the back of the leg to support the Achilles.
2. The second is applied to stabilize the tibialis anterior. Place the anchor at the proximal head of the tibia. With foot in dorsi flexion, wrap underneath the arch of the foot with 25% tension.

Watch the video below to see his technique in action!

Be sure to download and print off the resource below to have it handy for the two-strip taping method for plantar fasciitis pain relief.

References

1. Martin et al. 2014. Heel pain-plantar fasciitis: revision 2014. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. Nov;44(11):A1-33.
2. Tsai CT et al 2010. Effects of short-term treatment with kinesiotaping for plantar fasciitis J Musculoskeletal Pain 18(1):71-80

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