The Use of Dry Needling and Myofascial Meridians in a Case of Plantar Fasciitis

Akhbari, Behnam; Salavati, Mahyar; Ezzati, Kamran; Rad, Shahrzad Mohammadi

doi:10.1016/j.jcm.2014.01.006

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“…In this review study, we considered all the articles comparing dry needling therapy with placebo, conventional treatment, and other treatments in individuals with plantar fasciitis and plantar heel pain. Seven articles were included in this review [50][51][52][53][54]. The PEDro scale was used to measure methodological quality.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Other alternative treatment options for relieving PF symptoms include laser therapy [46,47], extracorporeal shockwave therapy [48], and dry needling [49][50][51][52][53][54][55]. Trigger point dry needling is an invasive option and has been widely used as an alternative treatment for PF [56].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Seven studies were identified through the database that examined the effects of dry needling to treat people with plantar heel pain and PF [49][50][51][52][53][54][55].…”

Section: Dry Needling In Plantar Heel Pain and Plantar Fasciitismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Akhbari et al showed the effectiveness of dry needling based on myofascial meridians for PF. They suggested that dry needling based on myofascial meridians could provide sign and symptom relief for cases with PF [50].…”

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Effectiveness of Dry Needling for the Management of Plantar Fasciitis: A Review Study

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Introduction: Plantar Fasciitis (PF) is an overuse syndrome as it develops over time. It is most frequently seen in both the non-athletic and athletic populations. PF is a multifactorial and self-limiting disorder that several factors are involved in its onset. Many well-established treatments are available for plantar heel pain. The purpose of this review is to determine the effectiveness of dry needling for the management of PF. Materials and Methods:This article is a review study, in which we present the studies that compare dry needling with other treatments for the management of plantar heel pain. We included all of the studies on patients with plantar heel pain and plantar fasciitis that investigated the effects of dry needling. Finally, seven articles were included in this review. The study designs were randomized controlled, quasi-experimental, and case-control.The Physiotherapy Evidence-based Database (PED) scale was used to measure the methodological quality of the studies. Results:The PEDro scoring of the articles ranged between 2.10-7.10. The results of this review show that dry needling may be useful in improving the pain of individuals with plantar heel pain and plantar fasciitis. Conclusion:Further high-quality research studies are needed to determine the effectiveness of dry needling in the management of plantar heel pain. Because a variety of protocol treatments of dry needling were used in the studies, we cannot recommend dry needling schedule prescriptions for the management of individuals with plantar heel pain and plantar fasciitis.

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“…Seven studies were identified through the database that examined the effects of dry needling to treat people with plantar heel pain and PF [49][50][51][52][53][54][55].…”

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“… 3 PF predominantly affects elderly and middle-aged individuals 4 and is more frequent in runners or those whose employment requires standing. 5 The exact aetiology of PF is multifactorial and not completely understood. Physical–mechanical overload and micro-tears within the fascia 6 could be involved in the development of PF, resulting in localised inflammation and degeneration of the proximal plantar aponeurosis.…”

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Efficacy of acupuncture versus sham acupuncture or waitlist control for patients with chronic plantar fasciitis: study protocol for a two-centre randomised controlled trial

Wang

Liu

et al. 2020

BMJ Open

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IntroductionPlantar fasciitis (PF) is reported to be the most common cause of plantar heel pain. Acupuncture has been used for patients experiencing PF, but evidence of the efficacy of acupuncture on PF is limited. The primary objective of this trial is to compare combined acupuncture and sham acupuncture (SA) versus waitlist control for improving the level of pain experienced by patients suffering from chronic PF.Methods and analysisThis will be a two-centre, parallel-group, sham and no-treatment controlled, assessor-blinded randomised trial. We will randomly allocate 120 participants with chronic PF to acupuncture, SA and waitlist control groups at a ratio of 2:1:1. Participants in the acupuncture and SA groups will receive a 30 min acupuncture or SA treatment for a total of 12 sessions over 4 weeks, with a 12-week follow-up. Participants in the waitlist control group will not undergo treatment for a period of 16 weeks but instead will have the option of 4 weeks (12 sessions) of acupuncture free of charge at the end of the follow-up period. The primary outcome will be the treatment response rate 4 weeks after randomisation, assessed as a minimum of 50% improvement in the worst pain intensity during the first steps in the morning compared with the baseline. All analyses will be performed with a two-sided p value of <0.05 considered significant following the intention-to-treat principle.Ethics and disseminationThe study has been approved by the Ethical Committee of the Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (approval no. 2019-210-KY). The results will be disseminated through presentation at a peer-reviewed medical journal, the relevant conferences and scientific meetings.Trial registrationNCT04185259.

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Comparison of dry needling and steroid injection in the treatment of plantar fasciitis: a single-blind randomized clinical trial

Rastegar

Mahdavi

Hoseinzadeh

et al. 2017

International Orthopaedics (SICOT)

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The Use of Dry Needling and Myofascial Meridians in a Case of Plantar Fasciitis

Abstract: Dry needling based on myofascial meridians improved the symptoms for a patient with recurrent plantar fasciitis.

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Effectiveness of Dry Needling for the Management of Plantar Fasciitis: A Review Study

Effectiveness of Dry Needling for the Management of Plantar Fasciitis: A Review Study

Efficacy of acupuncture versus sham acupuncture or waitlist control for patients with chronic plantar fasciitis: study protocol for a two-centre randomised controlled trial

Comparison of dry needling and steroid injection in the treatment of plantar fasciitis: a single-blind randomized clinical trial

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