The effectiveness of extra corporeal shock wave therapy for plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is considerable controversy regarding the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the management of plantar heel pain. Our aim was to conduct a systematic review of randomised controlled trials to investigate the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy and to produce a precise estimate of the likely benefits of this therapy.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) identified from the Cochrane Controlled trials register, MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL from 1966 until September 2004. We included randomised trials which evaluated extracorporeal shock wave therapy used to treat plantar heel pain. Trials comparing extra corporeal shock wave therapy with placebo or different doses of extra corporeal

SUBMITTER: Thomson CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1097736 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature