Evaluation of the Analgesic Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy in Males with Chronic Heel Spur Pages 12-14

Paweł Lizis

Department of Physiotherapy, Holy Cross University, Kielce, Poland

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12970/2311-9888.2014.02.01.3

Abstract: The aim of this study is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy (ESWT) in men with chronic heel spur (HS). Continuous research was done in the period from January 2011 to October 2013, and involved 52 men, 42-59 years old. The pain level was evaluated according Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Physiotherapists examined patients before, just after it, 3 and 6 months after its completion. ESWT successively decreased pain and such a tendency continued for up to 6 months after the last ESWT session. The observed differences were statistically significant on p = 0.000 level, in men with chronic HS.

Keywords: Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy (ESWT), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), heel spur (HS), pain. Read more