Clinical Policy Bulletin: Plantar Fasciitis Treatments
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Aetna considers extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) with the OssaTron (HealthTronics, Marietta, GA), the Dornier Epos Ultra (Dornier Medical Systems, Kennesaw, GA), the Sonocur (Siemens Medical Solutions Inc., Iselin, NJ), the Orbasone Pain Relief System (Orthometrix, Inc., White Plains, NY), the OrthospecTM Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (Medispec, Ltd., Germantown, MD), or any other ESWT devices experimental and investigational for plantar fasciitis because their effectiveness has not been established.
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