Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for plantar fasciitis and gastrocnemius muscle: effectiveness of a combined treatment

A Notarnicola; G Maccagnano; G Farì; F P Bianchi; L Moretti; I Covelli; P Ribatti; C Mennuni; S Tafuri; V Pesce; B Moretti

doi:10.23812/19-347-L

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for plantar fasciitis and gastrocnemius muscle: effectiveness of a combined treatment

J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2020 Jan-Feb;34(1):285-290. doi: 10.23812/19-347-L.

Authors

A Notarnicola^{1

2}, G Maccagnano^{1

2}, G Farì^{2

3}, F P Bianchi⁴, L Moretti¹, I Covelli^{1

2}, P Ribatti^{1

3}, C Mennuni^{1

3}, S Tafuri⁴, V Pesce¹, B Moretti^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Orthopedic Section, Department of Medical Sciences of Basis, Neurosciences and Organs of Sense, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Study of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy.
² Course of Motor and Sports Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences of Basis, Neurosciences and Organs of Sense, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Study of Bari, Bari, Italy.
³ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Section, Department of Medical Sciences of Basis, Neurosciences and Organs of Sense, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Study of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy.
⁴ Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Study of Bari, General Hospital, Bari, Italy.

PMID: 32191019
DOI: 10.23812/19-347-L

No abstract available

Keywords: ESWT; ankle; fasciitis plantar; gastrocnemius muscle; range of motion; stretching.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Combined Modality Therapy
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy*
Fasciitis, Plantar / therapy*
Humans
Muscle, Skeletal*
Treatment Outcome