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The Efficacy of Instrumental Physical Therapy through Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis: An Umbrella Review

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Author	Agostini, Francesco Mangone, Massimiliano Finamore, Nikolaos Nicola, Marta Di Papa, Federico Alessio, Giuliano Vetrugno, Luigi Chiaramonte, Angelo Cimbri, Giorgia Bernetti, Andrea Paoloni, Marco Paolucci, Teresa
Copyright Year	2022
Description	(1) Background: Plantar fasciitis (PF) is the most common cause of heel pain in adults. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a minimally invasive treatments commonly used for treating PF. Our aim is to provide a complete overview of which treatments have been compared to ESWT, with a focus on the modalities that have been used. (2) Methods: A thorough search of the literature was performed on Medline via Pubmed, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) of the Cochrane Library and Physiotherapy Evidence Databases (PEDro) up to 18 November 2021. In the study were included only systematic reviews and meta-analysis in English language, published from 2010 to date. (3) Results: A total of 14 systematic reviews and meta-analysis were included in the umbrella review. A total of eight studies compared the efficacy of ESWT treatment with placebo, three studies compared ESWT with another therapy (two studies compared ESWT and corticosteroids, one study ESWT and ultrasound therapy), and three studies had more than one comparison. (4) Conclusions: When compared to placebo, ESWT demonstrated to be effective. More randomized trials with specific comparisons between different types and intensity of SW are needed to obtain more precise information on SW effectiveness.
Starting Page	2841
e-ISSN	20763417
DOI	10.3390/app12062841
Journal	Applied Sciences
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	12
Language	English
Publisher	MDPI
Publisher Date	2022-03-10
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Applied Sciences Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Foot Pain Plantar Fasciitis Rehabilitation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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