The real risks of steroid injection for plantar fasciitis, with a review of conservative therapies

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-9

  Tatli, Yusuf Ziya ^a   Kapasi, Sameer ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BTX A; Extracorporeal shockwave therapy; Orthoses; Plantar fasciitis; Steroid injection; Stretching

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANALGESIA; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY; FOOT SOLE; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; LONG TERM CARE; MONITORING; ORTHOSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLINTING; STANDING; STEROID THERAPY; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349267031     PISSN: 1935973X     EISSN: 19359748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12178-008-9036-1     Document Type: Review

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