Figure 6.

(A) Strain contour of plantar fascia for the non-taping condition; (B) Strain contour of plantar fascia for the Fascia taping condition; (C) Strain contour for the plantar fascia for the Low-Dye taping condition. The contour plots were extracted at the instant of maximal strain for a representative trial. The images are colour coded based on the distribution of principal tensile strains. Red means the highest strain, and blue means the lowest strain. Regions of the plantar fascia that are tied to the bony segments are removed from display, and the remainder is equally divided into three portions from proximal to distal. The figure shows that Fascia taping produced an apparently larger cool-tonal area, which indicates a lower strain level on average.