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The effectiveness of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT), sham-rESWT, standardised exercise programme or usual care for patients with plantar fasciopathy: study protocol for a double-blind, randomised, sham-controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Plantar fasciopathy is a common cause of plantar heel pain, with a reported prevalence of up to 10%. The choice of best practice in these patients is debated. Two randomised studies reported that radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy is effective, but a meta-analysis concluded that du...

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Autores principales: Heide, Marte, Mørk, Marianne, Røe, Cecilie, Brox, Jens Ivar, Fenne Hoksrud, Aasne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7325112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32600386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04510-z