title: [Physiotherapeutic proceeding in symptomatic calcaneal spur treatment].
abstract: Calcaneal spur is one of the most common disorders associated with foot pain. According to appearance of pain in each step during the day, it is important to find the most effective method of treatment. This article is a review of medical reports about non-operative treatment method. It shows that ultrasound therapy was the most common physical intervetion used so far, and mostly occurs to be effective. However one of the comparative studies improves higher efficiency of phonopheresis. Another comparative study, shows higher efficiency of combined ultrasound and laser therapy, than exclusive laser therapy. There haven't been found any articles that would evaluate efficacy of electrotherapy and short wave diathermy (electric field) in the treatment of mentioned disorder. Studies that describe the effect of ESWT treatment were also analyzed in this article, and all of them confirm its effectiveness in heel spur therapy, showing no side-effects. Cryotherapy also causes positive effect in treatment of this disorder. However Cryoultrasound therapy that uses the energy of two interconnected terapeutic techniques which is cryotherapy and ultrasounds, proved to be more effective.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Rehabilitacji i Medycyny Fizykalnej, Katedra Nefrologii i Nadciśnienia Tętniczego, Uniwersytet Medyczny, Łódź, Polska, Gabinetu Ortopedyczno-Rehabilitacyjnego NZOZ "Komed", Łódź, Polska.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kociuga
authors.affiliation: Gabinetu Ortopedyczno-Rehabilitacyjnego NZOZ "Komed", Łódź, Polska.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kociuga
authors.affiliation: Klinika Rehabilitacji i Medycyny Fizykalnej, Katedra Nefrologii i Nadciśnienia Tętniczego, Uniwersytet Medyczny, Łódź, Polska.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woldańska-Okońska
authors.affiliation: Klinika Rehabilitacji i Medycyny Fizykalnej, Katedra Nefrologii i Nadciśnienia Tętniczego, Uniwersytet Medyczny, Łódź, Polska.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubsik
mesh_terms: D017679:Cryotherapy; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D036982:Heel Spur / Q000628:therapy*; D019220:High-Energy Shock Waves / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy
keywords:  ESWT;  cryotherapy;  cryoultrasound ;  electric field diathermy;  extracorporeal shock wave therapy;  heel spur;  phonopheresis;  ultrasound therapy; Calcaneal spur