Table 4.

The evaluation parameters between the groups after treatment

Parameters	Mean±SD		P
	Group 1 (n=36)	Group 2 (n=42)
VAS	−2.72±1.00	−2.39±1.68	0.306
FFI
Pain	−20.17±16.51	−14.65±22.07	0.016
Disability	−20.26±12.04	−9.65±10.17	0.001
Activity restriction	−28.56±10.64	−8.04±26.36	0.001
SF-36
Physical functioning	−6.25±10.58	−5.71±20.13	0.907
Social functioning	−9.30±19.03	−9.13±27.33	0.773
Physical role limitations	−15.80±18.02	−15.95±16.30	0.851
Emotional role limitations	−2.55±14.09	−4.40±14.36	0.157
Mental health	−7.04±22.03	−8.16±9.55	0.384
Energy	−8.13±23.12	−9.65±13.29	0.403
Pain	−16.80±17.10	−12.55±20.33	0.074
Emotional well-being	−10.01±14.92	−7.01±10.34	0.101
Plantar fascia thickness (mm)	−0.88±3.18	−0.83±2.45	0.935
Fat pat thickness (mm)	0.08±2.49	0.066±1.82	0.812

SD – Standard deviation; VAS – Visual analog scale; FFI – Foot Functional Index; SF-36 – Short Form-36