Good day. There really is no consensus. The literature is full of contradictory conclusions. I feel that the bottom line is that there will always be a small percentage of patients with intractable heel pain- with all other conservative measures having been utilized. In this situation, and in particular if it were my foot, I'd certainly give it a go in lieu of fascia band sectioning, and this, with many caveats, is how I advise my patients. Time, and economics, will sort this out.
R Eckles DPM
Dean, Graduate Medical Education
NYCPM
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What is the consensus about extra corporal shock wave therapy to treat heel pain? Is anyone aware of sound clinical research in this field?
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