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Inclusion Criteria
| • Age 10~65 years | |
| • Diagnosis of plantar fasciitis | - Local tenderness on the medial calcaneal tuberosity - Plantar pain when walking (VAS ≥4) - Plantar pain with the first few steps after getting out of bed (VAS ≥4) |
| • Patients with persistent pain (VAS ≥4), despite conservative treatments for more than 3 months | - Patients who have passed more than a week from the last conservative treatments including oral NSAIDs or steroids medication, local steroids injection, physical therapy (plantar fascia-specific stretching, ultrasound, ESWT, TENS, taping, etc.), night splint, and orthosis |
| • Patients who have consented to not receiving the following treatments during the study period that may affect the outcomes | - Oral pain-killer (NSAIDs, acetaminophen, and steroids, etc.) - Local steroids injection - Physical therapy (plantar fascia-specific stretching, ultrasound, TENS, and taping, etc.) - Night splint and orthosis |
VAS: visual analogue scale, NSAID: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, ESWT: extracorporeal shockwave treatment, TENS: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.