Table 5.

Summary of stretching interventions

	DiGiovanni et al [15]		Hyland et al [17]	Porter et al [14]		Radford et al [19]	Sharma and Loudon (2010)	Wynne et al [18]
Stretching Groups	A	B		A	B
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