Efficacy of EZStep in the Management of Plantar Fasciitis: A Prospective, Randomized Study

Foot & Ankle Specialist

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 218-221

  al Bluwi, Mohammed T ^a   Sadat Ali, Mir ^a   al Habdan, Ibrahim M ^a   Azam, Mohammed Q ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

EZStep; outcome; plantar fasciitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INJECTION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BRACES; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84856208534     PISSN: 19386400     EISSN: 19387636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938640011407318     Document Type: Article

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