The effectiveness of manual stretching in the treatment of plantar heel pain: a systematic review.

J Foot Ankle Res · 2011 · PMC3150253 · PMID 21703003

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.058so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

There was a similar trend towards improved function in the plantar fascia stretching group compared with Achilles tendon stretches at eight weeks (see Table 11 ), but this did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.058).

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a negative trendno p-value reported

Conversely, Hyland et al [ 17 ] showed a negative trend with regards to function at one week follow up in the stretching group.

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