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Efficacy of Dry Needling in Plantar Fasciitis
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Physical therapy modalities and Invasive Physical therapy modalities for Fasciitis, Plantar. Completed, enrolled 30 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The plantar fasciitis (PF) is the most common cause of pain on the underside of the heel. About 10% to 20% of the population suffer once during their lifetime. PF concept began to describe at the end of XX century through the discovery of new clinical and histopathological signs of the plantar fascia. The difficulty of diagnosis, understanding and treatment of PF require us to develop new treatment avenues to improve the approach and the understanding of it. Dry needling (DN) as a treatment of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) and myofascial trigger points (MTP) of muscle associated with the pathology, it may be a good treatment strategy, as demonstrated in the treatment of MPS in other body regions such as the neck, shoulder or the lumbar spine.
Study Details
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Interventions
Massage, movilization of ankle dorsiflexion and improve flexibility with stretching of calf muscles.
Dry needling added to massage, movilization of ankle dorsiflexion and improve flexibility with stretching of calf muscles.