03/23/2026
❓Why choose a regenerative treatment option such as over a corticosteroid injection for your plantar fasciitis:
💉Known complications from corticosteroids injections include loss of fat pad, plantar fascial tears or ruptures.
💉Elevated glucose levels may occur in patients with diabetes
💉Available evidence suggests that steroid injections “…may reduce pain up to one month but not subsequently”.
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💡High quality evidence confirms a large positive effect of a shockwave therapy on pain and function
💡Studies confirm significant pain improvement at 12 weeks and sustained long term benefits at 2 years
💡No complications were reported
Ref:
1. The effectiveness of shockwave therapy on patellar tendinopathy, Achilles tendinopathy, and plantar fasciitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ravon Charles et al. Front Immunol. 2023.
2. Long-term results of radial extracorporeal shock wave treatment for chronic plantar fasciopathy: A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial with two years follow-up
Mahmoud I Ibrahim et al. J Orthop Res. 2017 Jul.
3. Injected corticosteroids for treating plantar heel pain in adults
Judy A David et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017
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