Background: Plantar fasciitis (PF) is reported in different sports mainly in running and soccer
athletes. Purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review of published literature …

Background: Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of adult heel pain. The aim
of this study is to comprehensively compare the effectiveness of various therapies for plantar …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …

Background: Tecar therapy (TT) is an endogenous thermotherapy used to generate warming
up of superficial and deep tissues. TT capability to affect the blood flow is commonly …

Background: Acute lateral ankle sprains are common injuries among athletes, but the
optimal treatment strategies in elite athletes are still debated. This proof-of-concept study …

Objective To determine the effects of different therapeutic interventions that have ever been
evaluated in randomized controlled trials on pain due to plantar fasciitis. Methods We …

Aim Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is known as one of the most effective
treatment methods in plantar fasciitis (PF). Low‐dye taping, which is the most preferred …

Study Design Systematic review. Background Soft tissue injuries to the lower limb bring a
substantial health and economic burden to society. Physical agents are commonly used to …

Plantar fasciitis is a cause of chronic pain under the heel and bottom of the foot. One of the
treatments to reduce pain consists of using plantar orthoses to address specific imbalances …

Background the purpose of this study is to compare the therapeutic effects of extracorporeal
shock wave therapy (ESWT) to those of cryoultrasound (Cryo-US) therapy in chronic lateral …