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ArticleCureus2020

Comparison of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Plantar Fasciitis Treatment Using Two Different Frequencies.

Selnur Narin, Bayram Unver, Nihat Demirhan Demirkıran, Mehmet Erduran

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. A Narrative Review of Shockwave Therapy in Plantar Fasciitis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Selnur NarinPhysiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Institute of Health, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, TUR.
Bayram UnverSchool of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, TUR.
Nihat Demirhan DemirkıranOrthopaedics, Kütahya Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Kütahya, TUR.
Mehmet ErduranOrthopaedics and Traumatology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, TUR.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective To compare results of two different frequencies and densities of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) after 10 sessions. Methods A total of 41 patients with plantar fasciitis were included in this study. Patients were randomly divided into two groups. Both groups were administered 10 sessions of treatment consisting of 15 Hz frequency, 3.0 Bar density and 2000 impulses/ session for the 1

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heel painplantar fasciitisradial shockwave therapyshockwave

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PMID32601560
PMCPMC7317142

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