Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with plantar fasciitis. A randomized, placebocontrolled trial with ultrasonographic and subjective outcome assessments

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 834-838

  Vahdatpour, Babak ^a   Sajadieh, Sepideh ^a   Bateni, Vahid ^a   Karami, Mehdi ^a   Sajjadieh, Hamidreza ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy; Plantar fasciitis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PLANTAR FASCIITIS THICKNESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84869475288     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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