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Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy effectively reduces calcaneal spur length and spur-related pain in overweight and obese patients

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hayta, Emrullaha; * | Salk, Ismailb | Gumus, Cesurb | Tuncay, Mehmet Siddika | Cetin, Alic

Affiliations: [a] Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey | [b] Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey | [c] Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Emrullah Hayta, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey. Tel.: +90 346 2580000; E-mail:dremay@gmail.com

Keywords: Calcaneal spur, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, pain X-ray imaging

DOI: 10.3233/BMR-160708

Journal: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 17-22, 2017

Published: 20 December 2016
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

We aimed to evaluate the effects of extra corporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) on the calcaneal spur length and pain severity in overweight and obese patients with symptomatic calcaneal spur.

METHODS:

In eighty patients with symptomatic calcaneal spur, ESWT was administered on days 0 and 7, and visual analog scale (VAS) scores and calcaneal spur lengths (CSLs) before and 3 months later after treatment were recorded. A lateral heel radiograph was used for computer-aided linear measurements of CSL.

RESULTS:

Of 80 patients, 59 (73.7%) were female and 21 were male (26.3%); age was 45.9 ± 8.3 years; BMI was 31.6 ± 4.4 kg/m2; and symptom duration was 2.3 ± 2.4 years. The CSL and VAS score after treatment were significantly lower than those before treatment (CSL before vs. after: 5.7 ± 1.0 vs. 4.4 ± 0.9, p = 0.001; VAS score before vs. after: 8.3 ± 1.4 vs. 4.6 ± 2.2; p = 0.03). The CSLs before and after treatment had a significant strong correlation (r = 0.832, p = 0.001). The VAS scores before and after treatment presented a significant mild correlation (r = 0.242, p = 0.03).

CONCLUSIONS:

In overweight and obese patients with symptomatic calcaneal spur, ESWT reduces the CSL and pain severity during a follow-up of three-month duration.

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