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Plantar Fasciitis: How did you get rid of it?

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: May 22 8:33pm | Replies (173)
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@pacer3702

Shockwave therapy produced a big improvement for me (after suffering for a year) and has good research support. I strongly recommend it. It's new, so you may need to do some research to find a provider.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Sep 11, 2021

Thanks for the suggestion @pacer3702. Here's are a couple of research links for those not familiar with this treatment.

-- Effectiveness of shockwave therapy in the treatment of plantar fasciitis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7006537/
-- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is effective in treating chronic plantar fasciitis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5403108/

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popolopo | @popolopo | Dec 6, 2021

Did not help me at all. I have hip pain and sciatic nerve pain

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