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Radial shockwave therapy at plantar fascia and gastrocnemius muscle compare with conventional physiotherapy for treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Plantar fasciitis
Registration Number
TCTR20161004001
Lead Sponsor
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
84
Inclusion Criteria

•Diagnosis of plantar fasciitis, with clinical start up pain of heel ,tenderness at medial tubercle of calcaneal tuberosity and plantar fascia thickness greater than 4 mm, as assessed using ultrasonography (Sonosite, Bothell, WA 98021 USA)
•Age more than 20 years old
•Painful symptoms for three months or more
•Ability to come to the hospital for evaluation and treatment

Exclusion Criteria

•using a heart pacemaker or anticoagulant medication
•coagulopathy and other musculoskeletal conditions of any etiology with clinical manifestations in the lower limbs and spine
•central or peripheral neuropathy
•systemic inflammatory disease, associated metabolic and endocrine diseases and psychiatric disorders
•previous surgery of the foot
•previous fracture of ankle and foot
•previous corticosteroid injection at plantar fascia within 3 months

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
morning pain, gait and standing upright at 1 year after treatment at immediate, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months after the intervention Visual analog scale (VAS) ,morning pain, gait and standing upright at 1 year after treatment Visual analog scale (VAS) for morning pain, gait and standing upright at 1 year after treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ankle range of motion at immediate, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months after the intervention Digital goniometer
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