One-year treatment follow-up of plantar fasciitis: radial shockwaves vs. conventional physiotherapy
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...
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| author | Marcus Vinicius Grecco Guilherme Carlos Brech Julia Maria D'Andrea Greve |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d7359006f364839bb89c5f6ce3b65292022-12-22T03:37:07ZengElsevier EspañaClinics1980-53222013-01-016881089109510.6061/clinics/2013(08)05S1807-59322013000801089One-year treatment follow-up of plantar fasciitis: radial shockwaves vs. conventional physiotherapyMarcus Vinicius GreccoGuilherme Carlos BrechJulia Maria D'Andrea GreveOBJECTIVE: 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000801089&lng=en&tlng=enPlantar FasciitisShockwave TherapyPhysiotherapy |
| spellingShingle | Marcus Vinicius Grecco Guilherme Carlos Brech Julia Maria D'Andrea Greve One-year treatment follow-up of plantar fasciitis: radial shockwaves vs. conventional physiotherapy Clinics Plantar Fasciitis Shockwave Therapy Physiotherapy |
| title | One-year treatment follow-up of plantar fasciitis: radial shockwaves vs. conventional physiotherapy |
| title_full | One-year treatment follow-up of plantar fasciitis: radial shockwaves vs. conventional physiotherapy |
| title_fullStr | One-year treatment follow-up of plantar fasciitis: radial shockwaves vs. conventional physiotherapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | One-year treatment follow-up of plantar fasciitis: radial shockwaves vs. conventional physiotherapy |
| title_short | One-year treatment follow-up of plantar fasciitis: radial shockwaves vs. conventional physiotherapy |
| title_sort | one year treatment follow up of plantar fasciitis radial shockwaves vs conventional physiotherapy |
| topic | Plantar Fasciitis Shockwave Therapy Physiotherapy |
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