plantar fasciitis
Conditions
Interventions
Shallow acupuncture group:acupuncture besides Ashi, Chengshan, Taixi, and Kunlun
Acupuncture group:Acupuncture at Ashi (2 places), Chengshan, Taixi and Kunlun.
Conventional treatment group:Patients in this group were given health education when they joined the group, telling them to avoid the inducing factors of heel pain.
Sponsors
Guang'anmen Hospital China Academy of Chinese Medical Science
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) The course of plantar fasciitis is longer than 6 months. 2) Pain at the proximal calcaneus stop of plantar fascia; 3) The pain is aggravated when you get up in the morning or have a rest for a period of time; 4) The pain lasts more than 3 months; 5) Visual analogue scale (VAS)4~10 points; 6) The patient has no calcaneal spur after corticosteroid injection or shock wave therapy or surgical treatment or X-ray.1) The course of plantar fasciitis is longer than 6 months. 2) Pain at the proximal calcaneus stop of plantar fascia; 3) The pain is aggravated when you get up in the morning or have a rest for a period of time; 4) The pain lasts more than 3 months; 5) Visual analogue scale (VAS)4~10 points; 6) The patient has no calcaneal spur after corticosteroid injection or shock wave therapy or surgical treatment or X-ray.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Having received local treatment in the early stage (such as stretching, steroid injection, extracorporeal shock wave therapy and iontophoresis); 2) Suffering from systemic diseases such as psoriasis, gout, serum-negative spinal arthritis, and foot-related diseases such as psoriasis and nail malnutrition.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Plantar fascia thickness;elasticity index of Plantar fascia; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public Contactdongying xiang
Outcome results
None listed