Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for plantar fasciitis: randomised controlled multicentre trial
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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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CONTEXT Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is increasingly used for plantar fasciitis, but limited evidence supports its use. OBJECTIVE To determine whether ultrasound-guided ESWT reduces pain and improves function in patients with plantar fasciitis. DESIGN Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted between April 1999 and June 2001. SETTING Participants were recrui...
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OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with chronic plantar faciitis. METHODS The prospective study was conducted at Department of Orhopaedic, Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland from January to December 2004 and comprised 70 heels in 62 patients with chronic plantar fasciitis in whom conventional conservative treatment consisting of non-steroidal an...
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(1) Electrohydraulic, electromagnetic, or piezoelectric devices are used to translate energy into acoustic waves during extracorporeal shock wave treatment (ESWT) for chronic plantar fasciitis (or heel pain). These waves may help to accelerate the healing process via an unknown mechanism. (2) ESWT, which is performed as an outpatient procedure, is intended to alleviate the pain due to chronic p...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7406.75