Ultrasound guided local steroid injection versus extracorporeal shockwave therapy in the treatment of plantar fasciitis

Available online 17 December 2011

Peer review under responsibility of Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine.

Figures & data

Figure 2 Measurement of plantar fascia thickness.

Figure 5A Comparison between PF thickness pre and post treatment in Group A.

Figure 5B Comparison between P thickness pre and post treatment in Group B.

Figure 6A PF thickness pre treatment for pt No. 9.

Figure 6B PF thickness post treatment for pt No. 9.

Figure 1 US localization of the trigger point.

Figure 3 Ultrasound guided injection.

Figure 4 Machine application to the heel.

Table 1 Demographic data of the two treatment groups.

	Group A (U/S guided local injection)	Group B (ESWT)	t	P value
Age (years)	34.2333 ± 6.6731	34.2667 ± 7.1916	−.019	0.985
Sex (M/F)	14/16	13/17
BMI	28.8000 ± 2.6182	29.2333 ± 2.8969	−.608	0.546

Table 2 Comparison between PF thickness pre and post treatment in group A. Comparison between Mayo CSS pre and post treatment in group A.

Before treatment	Post treatment	t	P
PF thickness
5.9567 ± 0.4591	3.5433 ± 0.3148	39.33,	<0.001
Mayo CSS
46.66 ± 10.44	84.00 ± 6.6176	23.549	<0.001

Figure 7 Correlation between the plantar fascia thickness before treatment and BMI in group A and group B.