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- Title
The Efficacy of Instrumental Physical Therapy through Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis: An Umbrella Review.
- Authors
Agostini, Francesco; Mangone, Massimiliano; Finamore, Nikolaos; Di Nicola, Marta; Papa, Federico; Alessio, Giuliano; Vetrugno, Luigi; Chiaramonte, Angelo; Cimbri, Giorgia; Bernetti, Andrea; Paoloni, Marco; Paolucci, Teresa
- Abstract
(1) Background: Plantar fasciitis (PF) is the most common cause of heel pain in adults. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a minimally invasive treatments commonly used for treating PF. Our aim is to provide a complete overview of which treatments have been compared to ESWT, with a focus on the modalities that have been used. (2) Methods: A thorough search of the literature was performed on Medline via Pubmed, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) of the Cochrane Library and Physiotherapy Evidence Databases (PEDro) up to 18 November 2021. In the study were included only systematic reviews and meta-analysis in English language, published from 2010 to date. (3) Results: A total of 14 systematic reviews and meta-analysis were included in the umbrella review. A total of eight studies compared the efficacy of ESWT treatment with placebo, three studies compared ESWT with another therapy (two studies compared ESWT and corticosteroids, one study ESWT and ultrasound therapy), and three studies had more than one comparison. (4) Conclusions: When compared to placebo, ESWT demonstrated to be effective. More randomized trials with specific comparisons between different types and intensity of SW are needed to obtain more precise information on SW effectiveness.
- Subjects
EXTRACORPOREAL shock wave therapy; PLANTAR fasciitis; PHYSICAL therapy; HEEL pain; LASER peening
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 6, p2841
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app12062841