Botulinum toxin type A and shock waves for the treatment of chronic pains in plantar fasciitis
Abstract
Plantar fasciitis is a common foot disorder that affects 1 in 10 people between 40 and 60 years old, affecting daily activity in especially athletic and overweight patients. Numerous treatments have been described that are carried out and that mostly exert a positive effect on the improvement of pain. In this review, a compilation of studies included in meta-analysis on the effectiveness of the infiltration of botulinum toxin type A and extracorporeal shock waves is performed, when other conservative treatments have not been satisfactory. Both treatments proved to be quite encouraging, improving pain by up to 60% in the vast majority of patients studied.
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