Efficacy of the Treatment of Plantar Orthoses With Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Plantar Fasciitis

Exclusion Criteria

• •being younger than 18 years of age
• •previous treatments with shock wave devices
• •previous surgery on the painful heel; history of calcaneus fracture
• •any inflammation at the level of the ankle
• •infection in the treated area
• •patients with diabetes mellitus or cardiac or respiratory disease
• •osteomyelitis
• •patients on anticoagulant drugs
• •pregnancy
• •patients on immunosuppressive therapy
• •rheumatoid arthritis or history of rheumatic disease
• •neurological deficits
• •malignant disease with or without metastases
• •significant liver function abnormalities
• •neurological or vascular insufficiency in the painful heel; fasciotomy or heel spur surgery
• •discrepancy in the length of the foot \> 5 mm; previous back of foot surgery
• •patients treated with rigid plantar supports