Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis: Indications, protocol, intermediate results, and a comparison of results to fasciotomy

Roukis, Thomas S.; Weil, Lowell; Borrelli, Anthony H.

doi:10.1016/s1067-2516(02)80066-7

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“…A recent study found that patients undergoing electrohydraulic high-energy shock-wave application and patients undergoing percutaneous partial fasciotomy had comparable outcomes 65 . However, the former group (patients who had extracorporeal shock waves) had a more rapid return to the activities of work and daily living.…”

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Electrohydraulic High-Energy Shock-Wave Treatment for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

Ogden¹,

Alvarez

Levitt

et al. 2004

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

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Electrohydraulic High-Energy Shock-Wave Treatment for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

Ogden¹,

Alvarez

Levitt

et al. 2004

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

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“…Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has been proposed as a potential method of treating patients with chronic disease without the need to stop weightbearing [10,16,21,22].…”

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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Is Effective In Treating Chronic Plantar Fasciitis: A Meta-analysis of RCTs

Aqil

Siddiqui

Solan

et al. 2013

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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Background Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. It may remain symptomatic despite conservative treatment with orthoses and analgesia. There is conflicting evidence concerning the role of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in the management of this condition. Questions/purposes We investigated whether there was a significant difference in the change of (1) VAS scores and (2) Roles and Maudsley scores from baseline when treated with ESWT and placebo. Specifically we compared overall improvement from baseline composite VAS, reduction in overall VAS pain, success rate of improving overall VAS pain by 60%, success rate of improving VAS pain by 60% when taking first steps, doing daily activities, and during application of a pain pressure meter.Methods MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL databases were searched from January 1980 to January 2013 and a double extraction technique was used to obtain relevant studies. Studies had to be prospective randomized controlled trials on adults and must not have used local anesthesia as part of their treatment protocol. Studies must have specifically recruited patients who continued to be symptomatic despite a minimum of 3 months of conservative treatments. All papers were assessed regarding their methodologic quality and a meta-analysis performed. Seven prospective randomized controlled trials were included in this study. There were 369 patients included in the placebo group and 294 in the ESWT group. Results After ESWT, patients had better composite VAS scores (random effects model, standardized mean difference [SMD] = 0.38; 95% CI, 0.05, 0.72; z = 2.27). They also had a greater reduction in their absolute VAS scores compared with placebo (random effects model, SMD = 0.60; 95% CI, 0.34, 0.85; z = 4.64). Greater success of improving heel pain by 60% was observed after ESWT when taking first steps (random effects model, risk ratio [RR] = 1.30; 95% CI, 1.04, 1.62; z = 2.29) and during daily activities (random effects model, RR = 1.44; 95% CI, 1.13, 1.84; z = 2.96). Subjective measurement of pain using a pressure meter similarly favored ESWT (random effects model, RR = 1.37, 95% CI, 1.06, 1.78; z = 2.41). There was a significant difference in the change to

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“…Although there are evidences of therapeutic ultrasound, laser and iontophoresis being used as a treatment method for plantar fasciitis [14,15], the best results have been found with extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) [16]. ESWT uses pulses of high-pressure sound waves on damaged tissue to relieve pain associated with PF.…”

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Plantar Fasciitis: A Concise View on Physiotherapy Management

Dabadghav¹

2016

Clin Res Foot Ankle

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Plantar fasciitis is degenerative tendinosis of the plantar fascia. It is the most common cause of heel pain. It affects approximately 1 in 10 people in the world. The symptoms associated with plantar fasciitis are pain and tenderness on the inferior aspect of the calcaneum. Most of the cases respond to conservative treatment. The treatment options available are electrotherapy, manual therapy, exercises, taping, orthosis and footwear modifications. Most of the cases resolve in 12-18 months of treatment.

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Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis: Indications, protocol, intermediate results, and a comparison of results to fasciotomy

Cited by 105 publications

References 14 publications

Electrohydraulic High-Energy Shock-Wave Treatment for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

Electrohydraulic High-Energy Shock-Wave Treatment for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Is Effective In Treating Chronic Plantar Fasciitis: A Meta-analysis of RCTs

Plantar Fasciitis: A Concise View on Physiotherapy Management

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