Open AccessEffectiveness of combined shockwave therapy and plantar fascia stretching interventions in treating plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Author(s) -
Ian Burton,
Kay Cooper,
Lyndsay Alexander,
Paul Swinton
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jbi evidence synthesis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2689-8381
DOI - 10.11124/jbies-20-00186
Subject(s) - plantar fascia , plantar fasciitis , medicine , heel , cinahl , systematic review , physical therapy , psychological intervention , medline , cochrane library , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , extracorporeal shockwave therapy , fascia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , narrative review , surgery , intensive care medicine , pathology , psychiatry , political science , law , anatomy
The objective of this review is to synthesize the best available evidence on the effectiveness of interventions that have used a combination of extracorporeal shockwave therapy and plantar fascia-specific stretching to treat plantar heel pain compared to any other non-surgical intervention.