Synopsis A common cause of heel pain is Plantar Fasciitis. Considering the various interventions applied in patients, dry needling as a new treatment option is studied. A recent clinical study demonstrated the effectiveness of dry needling versus steroid injection for plantar fasciitis. Based on the clinical findings, it was observed that dry needling gave much satisfactory results for long term than steroid injection. This week's Journal Watch discusses a clinical trial from International orthopedics journal, "Comparison of dry needling and steroid injection in the treatment of plantar fasciitis".
Authors : Rastegar S, Baradaran Mahdavi S, Hoseinzadeh B and Badiei S. What was the need for this study? Interventions for plantar fasciitis are already under debate in terms of the efficacy aspect. The approaches involved in the treatment include of dry needling and steroid injection.…
