Effects of therapeutic interventions on pain due to plantar fasciitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Janice de S GuimarãesFabio L ArcanjoGustavo LeporaceLeonardo F MetsavahtCristiano Sena ConceiçãoMarcus V M G MorenoTulio E Marçal VieiraCarolina Cunha MoraesMansueto Gomes Neto

Published in: Clinical rehabilitation (2022)

Considering the available studies, this systematic review and meta-analysis showed that different therapeutic interventions seem to be useful strategies for improving pain in patients with plantar fasciitis. In the medium and long term, only extracorporeal shock wave therapy was effective in improving pain when compared to the control.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
stem cells
spinal cord
smoking cessation