Corticosteroid injection for plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

GA Whittaker, SE Munteanu, HB Menz… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2019 - Springer
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 …

Effects of therapeutic interventions on pain due to plantar fasciitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JS Guimarães, FL Arcanjo, G Leporace… - Clinical …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Does a corticosteroid injection plus exercise or exercise alone add to the effect of patient advice and a heel cup for patients with plantar fasciopathy? A randomised …

H Riel, B Vicenzino, JL Olesen, MB Jensen… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To compare the effectiveness of patient advice plus heel cup alone (PA) versus PA
and lower limb exercise (PAX) versus PAX plus corticosteroid injection (PAXI) to improve …

Comparison between extracorporeal shock wave therapy and local corticosteroid injection for plantar fasciitis

D Xu, W Jiang, D Huang, X Hu, Y Wang… - Foot & ankle …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a nonsurgical treatment for
plantar fasciitis (PF) that has had satisfactory clinical outcomes. However, local …

Measures of foot pain, foot function, and general foot health

GA Whittaker, SE Munteanu, E Roddy… - Arthritis care & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Measures of Foot Pain, Foot Function, and General Foot Health - Whittaker - 2020 - Arthritis
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Objective measurement of adherence to wearing foot orthoses using an embedded temperature sensor

HB Menz, DR Bonanno - Medical Engineering & Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the validity of a temperature sensor for the
measurement of adherence to wearing foot orthoses. Ten participants were provided with …

Plantar fasciitis: An updated review

WC Tseng, YC Chen, TM Lee… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common musculoskeletal disease. Histologic findings of patients
with PF showed mainly chronic degenerative processes rather than inflammation. In addition …

Predictors of response to foot orthoses and corticosteroid injection for plantar heel pain

GA Whittaker, KB Landorf, SE Munteanu… - Journal of Foot and Ankle …, 2020 - Springer
Background Foot orthoses and corticosteroid injection are common interventions used for
plantar heel pain, however few studies have investigated the variables that predict response …

Efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy, compared to corticosteroid injections, on pain, plantar fascia thickness and foot function in patients with plantar fasciitis …

I Cortés-Pérez, L Moreno-Montilla… - Clinical …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To compare the efficacy of extracorporeal shock waves versus corticosteroids
injections on pain, thickness of plantar fascia and foot function in patients with plantar …

Effect of corticosteroids over plantar fascia thickness in plantar fasciitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

VM Peña-Martínez, C Acosta-Olivo… - The Physician and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Corticosteroid injections have been typically used for the management of plantar
fasciitis with apparently good clinical outcomes; however, there is no information of the effect …