Small needle-knife versus extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of plantar fasciitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plantar fasciitis (PF) is the most common cause of chronic heel pain among adults. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is the recommended in the current guidelines, and the small needle-knife yields acceptable clinical effects for musculoskeletal pain.

Objective

To systematically compare the efficacy of the small needle-knife versus ESWT for the treatment of PF.

Methods

The present review was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (i.e., "PROSPERO", CRD42023448813). Two of the authors searched electronic databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the small needle-knife versus ESWT for the treatment of PF, and collected outcomes including curative effect, pain intensity, and function. Risk of bias was

SUBMITTER: Feng C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10792563 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature