plantar fasciitis.xlsx

We have assessed the efficacy of physiotherapy through stretching exercises and therapeutic ultrasound versus intralesional corticosteroids in treating plantar fasciitis throughout a 3-month follow-up using visual analogue score and foot and ankle ability measure score. Of the 60 study participants, 30 patients who underwent physiotherapy showed an improvement in the mean VAS score from 6.4 to 3 and a mean FAAM score of 50%. The remaining 30 individuals who were given intralesional corticosteroid injections showed an improvement in the mean VAS score from 6.8 to 2.5 and a mean FAAM score of 53% hence concluding that intralesional corticosteroid injection is a better treatment modality for short-term pain relief of plantar fasciitis.