Assessment of the effectiveness of the radial shock wave and high energy laser in patients with plantar fascia enthesopathy. .A randomized clinical trial.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: subjects with plantar fasciitis; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622001510730
• Lead Sponsor: Witold Rongies

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-12-05
• Last Update Posted: 9 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

1.Participants may be aged 18 years or older, yet younger than 90 years old.
2.Informed consent of the patient to participate in the study.
3.No contraindications to physiotherapy.
4.Diagnostic Image result (X-ray or ultrasound or MRI or CT) confirming the presence of enthesopathy in the plantar fascia.
5.Absence of any form of treatment for plantar fascia enthesopathy in the 6 months prior to enrollment in the study.
6.Feeling of pain associated with enthesopathy of the plantar fascia from 5 to 10 on the VAS scale (Visual Analogue Scale).

Exclusion Criteria

1.Age <18 years old
2.Lack of informed consent of the patient to participate in the study.
3.Contraindications to performing physical procedures (eg current or past cancer, pregnancy).
4.Patients with constant cardiac pacing or other implanted electronic implants.
5.The use of other forms of therapy or pharmacotherapy affecting the pain sensation and the state of enthesopathy in the area of the plantar fascia or injection of corticosteroids within 6 months before the examination.
6.Ongoing anticoagulant therapy.
7.Advanced deformities of lower limbs.
8.Lower limb asymmetry exceeding 2 cm.
9.The occurrence of autoimmune diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified