One-year treatment follow-up of plantar fasciitis: radial shockwaves vs. conventional physiotherapy
Clinics
; Clinics;68(8): 1089-1095, 2013. tab
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare radial shockwave treatment with conventional physiotherapy for plantar fasciitis after 12 months of follow-up.METHOD:
This was a randomized, prospective, comparative clinical study. Forty patients with a diagnosis of plantar fasciitis were divided randomly into two treatment groups group 1, with 20 patients who underwent ten physiotherapy sessions comprising ultrasound, kinesiotherapy and guidance for home-based stretching; and group 2, with 20 patients who underwent three applications of radial shockwaves, once a week, and guidance for home-based stretching. All patients were assessed regarding pain and functional abilities before treatment, immediately after and 12 months after treatment. The mean age was 49.6 ±11.8 years (range 25-68 years), 85% were female, 88% were overweight, 63% were affected bilaterally, and 83% used analgesics regularly.RESULTS:
At the 12-month follow-up, both treatments were effective for improving pain and functional ability among the patients with plantar fasciitis. The improvement with shockwaves was faster.CONCLUSION:
Shockwave treatment was not more effective than conventional physiotherapy treatment 12 months after the end of the treatment. .Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Ultrasonic Therapy
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High-Energy Shock Waves
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Fasciitis, Plantar
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Muscle Stretching Exercises
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinics
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Clinics (Online)
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Clinics (Sao Paulo)
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Clinics (Sao Paulo. Impresso)
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Brazil