Extracorporeal shock wave therapy no better than placebo in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.
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Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for plantar fasciitis: randomised controlled multicentre trial.
OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy compared with placebo in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis. DESIGN Randomised, blinded, multicentre trial with parallel group design. SETTING Nine hospitals and one outpatient clinic in Germany. PARTICIPANTS 272 patients with chronic plantar fasciitis recalcitrant to conservative therapy for at least si...
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Background & Aims: Plantar fasciitis is pain caused by inflammation of the plantar fascia at the junction of the medial calcaneal tuberosity. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of high energy radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (RSWT) versus local steroid injections in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis. Materials & Methods: In a randomized clinical trial that...
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BACKGROUND Plantar fasciitis (PF) is the most common reason for heel pain. The efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) as an ideal alternative to conservative treatments and surgery is controversial, and almost all previous articles compared general ESWT with placebo without indicating the kind of shock wave. We undertook a meta-analysis to compare the efficacy of general ESWT, foc...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Australian journal of physiotherapy
دوره 49 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003