title: One-year treatment follow-up of plantar fasciitis: radial shockwaves vs. conventional physiotherapy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare radial shockwave treatment with conventional physiotherapy for plantar fasciitis after 12 months of follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Shockwave treatment was not more effective than conventional physiotherapy treatment 12 months after the end of the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia (IOT/FMUSP), São Paulo/SPSP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcus Vinicius
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Grecco
authors.forename: Guilherme Carlos
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Brech
authors.forename: Júlia Maria D'Andrea
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Greve
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D036981:Fasciitis, Plantar / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019220:High-Energy Shock Waves / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D052580:Muscle Stretching Exercises / Q000379:methods*; D059408:Pain Management; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D064232:Visual Analog Scale
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