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Effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound on reducing pain intensity and functional disability in patients with plantar fasciitis: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
Synthesis in PeerJ, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07480967 (Efficacy Of Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy Versus Prolotherapy In Patients With Plantar Fasciitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Efficacy Of Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy Versus Prolotherapy In Patients With Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of ultrasound for plantar fasciitis, a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2025Pooled it
- [Chronic plantar fasciitis: Effectiveness of stretching, ultrasound, and phonophoresis. A randomized clinical trial].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2026Trial
- Comments on, "Effect of class IV LASER therapy along with low-dye kinesio-taping technique or plantar fascia stretching on pain, pain pressure threshold, and disability in individuals with plantar fasciitis: double-blinded randomized clinical trial".Lasers in medical science · 2026Article
- Comparison of Structural Diagnosis and Management Approach Versus Myofascial Release for Plantar Heel Pain in People With Diabetes Mellitus: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Study on the multi-parameter combination analysis and quantitative evaluation of the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for plantar fasciitis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Innovative approaches in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis: comparison of pulsed radiofrequency ablation and surgical intervention.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Posterior Tibial Artery Blood Flow Velocity Is Increased in Patients with Plantar Heel Pain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Background: Ultrasound therapy is one of the preferred conservative treatments for patients with plantar fasciitis. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound in decreasing pain intensity and improving functional disability in patients with plantar fasciitis. Methods: Five randomised control trials (RCT) were selected based on an electronic search in PubMed, Trip Database and PEDro. To be included in the systematic review, the study should be an RCT which investigated the effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound conducted in patients with plantar fasciitis with pain intensity and functional disability as outcome measures. Only studies published in peer-reviewed journals written in the English language were included. The quality of the selected studies was measured by the PEDro scale. Results: All the included studies showed that ultrasound therapy is beneficial in reducing pain score and improving functional disability, except one study did not recommend using ultrasound therapy for plantar fasciitis. Moreover, regarding another outcome measure, two studies found that ultrasound therapy reduces thickness and tenderness in plantar fasciitis and improves static and dynamic balance. Conclusion: After reviewing the five studies, this systematic review support using ultrasound therapy to decrease pain and improve functional disability in patients with plantar fasciitis. Study Registration: https://osf.io/xftzy/.
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