Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Acupoints along Meridians Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine Fumigation and Functional Exercise to Treat Plantar Fasciitis
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy(ESWT)on acu-points along meridians in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.Methods:Totally 60 patients were randomly divided into the control group and treatment group,30 cases each.The control group was treated by traditional Chinese medicine fumigation combined with functional exercise.The treatment group was added with ESWT on acupoints along meridians on this basis.The Maryland foot function score and cure rate were recorded before and after treat-ment in the two groups to evaluate the clinical efficacy,and the complications of the two groups were observed.Sta-tistical analysis of various data was conducted.Results:The total score of Maryland foot function score,pain,func-tion and range of motion after treatment in the treatment group were better than those of the control group(P＜0.05);the total effective rate of the treatment group was 93.33％,which was better than that 83.33％of the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion:On the basis of traditional Chinese medicine fumigation combined with functional exercise,the use of ESWT on acupoints along meridians to treat plantar fasciitis can be more effective in reducing the pain of the affected foot and improving its function.It is simple in operation,has good safety,and accurate cu-rative effect.
Plantar fasciitisExtracorporeal shock wavesChinese medicine fumigationMeridian acupoint selec-tionClinical observation
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