Is extracorporeal shock wave therapy clinical efficacy for relief of chronic, recalcitrant plantar fasciitis? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo or active-treatment controlled trials

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1585-1593

  Yin, Meng Chen ^a   Ye, Jie ^a   Yao, Min ^a   Cui, Xue Jun ^a   Xia, Ye ^a   Shen, Qi Xing ^a   Tong, Zheng Yi ^a   Wu, Xue Qun ^a   Ma, Jun Ming ^a   Mo, Wen ^a  

^a LONGHUA HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHRONIC RECALCITRANT PLANTAR FASCIITIS; DISEASE DURATION; EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

REHABILITATION;

FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84905087433     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.01.033     Document Type: Review

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