Objective Dry needling is commonly used for the management of plantar fasciitis. This meta-
analysis evaluated the effects of dry needling over trigger points associated with plantar heel …

Background Corticosteroid injection is frequently used for plantar heel pain (plantar fasciitis),
although there is limited high-quality evidence to support this treatment. Therefore, this study …

Background Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a common disease especially at middle age.
Different types of treatments have been used to address LE. Corticosteroid (CS) injections …

This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT)
and dry needling (DN) combination on pain and functionality in plantar fasciitis. Forty …

Background Corticosteroid injection and dry needling have been used in the treatment of
musculoskeletal conditions, but it is unclear which intervention is the most effective. The …

Background To date, there are no systematic reviews on the utility of surgical management
for plantar fasciitis to guide best practice. This review aimed to evaluate the operative …

The plantar fascia (or aponeurosis) is described as dense connective tissue, primarily
fibrocytes that serves as a link between the origin on the plantar medial tubercle of the …

Purpose Systematically evaluate the comparative effectiveness of dry needling (DN) or local
acupuncture to various types of wet needling (WN) for musculoskeletal pain disorders …

BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) combined with Kinesio Tape
(KT) for plantar fasciitis (PF) is lacking in the literature. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to …

Background: Plantar heel pain syndrome (PHPS), also known as plantar fasciitis, affects
millions of people worldwide. Electroacupuncture (EA) and manual acupuncture (MA) are …