Heel pain and phonophoresis.
A review of 25 cases of heel pain treated conservatively with phonophoresis, using the anti-inflammatory gel containing a combination of flufenamic acid, salicylic acid and mucopolysaccharide polysulphate is being reported here. The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a noninvasive procedure called phonophoresis in treating hell pain. It involved usage of ultrasound waves to deliver anti-inflammatory drugs to the painful site. The heel pain subsided in all the cases and did not recur for a period of one year till last reviewed indicating the definite role of phonophoresis in heel pain.
Vivekanand General Hospital, Hubli 580029.
Milind M
MM
Deshpande
C B
CB
Patil
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D036981:Fasciitis, Plantar / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005439:Flufenamic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005782:Gels; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015612:Phonophoresis / Q000379:methods*; D020156:Salicylic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005782:Gels; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; C052717:mucopolysaccharide polysulfate; D005439:Flufenamic Acid; D020156:Salicylic Acid