Pengaruh Stretching Dan Myofascial Release Pada Sales Promotion Girls Penderita Plantar Fasciitis Pengguna High Heels Di Matahari Departement Store Solo Grand Mall
Background: Women who work as Sales Promotion Girls (SPG) can not be separated from using high heels while working. The use of high heels on SPG aims to obtain a proportional height and support the appearance. The use of high heels in the long term can cause heel pain complaints. 80% of heel pain complaints caused by plantar fascia inflamed or called plantar fasciitis. This study aims to determine the effect of stretching and myofascial release on sales promotion girls with plantar fasciitis high heels user in Matahari Department Store Solo Grand Mall.
Method: This study used quasi exsperimental by using pre and post test with control group design. Respondents were 16 people consisting of two groups, the treatment group and control group. This study was conducted for 4 weeks with myofascial release 3 times for a weeks with a minimum of a 1 day gap between 2 sessions while stretching every day.
Results: Measurements of plantar fasciitis pain using VAS (Visual Analog Scale) while functional foot measurement using FFI (Foot Functional Index). Statistical analysis using Paired Sample T-Test was obtained in treatment group p <0.05 while control p <0.05 showed that there was influence on treatment and control grou