advertising
-
1
Sánchez R. Martínez A. Gómez B. et al: Fascitis plantar: tratamiento ortopodológico. Fisioterapia 29: 106, 2007.
-
2
Simons DG. Travell JG. Simons LS : Dolor y Disfunción Miofascial: El Manual de los Puntos Gatillo, Editorial Médica Panamericana, Madrid, 2002.
-
3
Dyck DD Jr, Boyaijian-O'Neill LA. Plantar fasciitis. Clin J Sport Med 14: 305, 2004.
-
4
Fuller EA. The windlass mechanism of the foot: a mechanical model to explain pathology. JAPMA 90: 35, 2000.
-
5
McMinn RHM. Hutchings RT : Atlas a Color de Anatomía Humana, Medical Publishers Inc, New York, 1997.
-
6
Lafuente A. O'Mullony I. Escribá M. et al: Plantar fascitis: evidence-based review of treatment [in Spanish]. Reumatol Clin 3: 159, 2007.
-
7
Pilat A : Terapias Miofasciales: Inducción Miofascial, McGraw-Hill Interamericana, Madrid, 2003.
-
8
Simons AG. Muscular pain syndromes. Adv Pain Res Ther 17: 1, 1990.
-
9
Thompson JM. “The Diagnosis and Treatment of Muscle Pain Syndromes,” in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2nd Ed, edited by RL Braddom, p 934, WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 2000.
-
10
Lewit K : Manipulative Therapy in Rehabilitation of the Motor System, Butterworths, London, 1985.
-
11
Atkins DF. Crawford J. Lambert E. A systematic review of treatments for the painful heel. Rheumatology 38: 968, 1999.
-
12
Haake M. Buch M. Schoellner C. et al: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for plantar fasciitis: randomized controlled multicenter trial. BMJ 327: 75, 2003.
-
13
Tsai WC. Wang CL. Tang FT. et al: Treatment of proximal plantar fasciitis with ultrasound-guided steroid injection. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 81: 1416, 2000.
-
14
Maya J. “Técnicas Electroterápicas con Ultrasonidos, Radiaciones Infrarrojas y Ultravioletas, Láser y Campos Magnéticos,” in Colectivo de Fisioterapia: Fisioterapeuta de Centros Asistenciales: Temario Específico, Editorial Kronos-Función, Sevilla, 1998.
-
15
Paja J : Analgesia por Medios Físicos, McGraw-Hill Interamericana, Madrid, 2004.
-
16
Maya J. “Tratamiento por Medios Físicos de los Puntos Gatillo,” in Fisioterapia en el 259 Síndrome de Dolor Miofascial, p 108, ONCE, Madrid, 2002.
-
17
Mayoral O. Romay H. Fisioterapia conservadora del síndrome de dolor miofascial. Rev Iberoam Fisioter Kinesol 8: 11, 2005.
-
18
Edel H. Neuromuscular electro estimulation tecchnique (NMES) (with particular reference to the stimulation of the cuádriceps femoris). Z Physiother 40: 287, 1998.
-
19
Arandes R. Viladot A. Biomecánica del calcáneo. Med Clin 19: 25, 1953.
-
20
Polianskis R. Graven Nielsen T. Arendt-Nielsen L : Computer-controlled pneumatic pressure algometry: a new technique for quantitative sensory testing. Eur J Pain 5: 267, 2001.
-
21
Maya J. Ensayo clínico aleatorizado de electroanalgesia en el dolor lumbar [thesis doctoral], Universidad de Sevilla, 2011.
-
22
Maya J. “Técnicas Electroterápicas con Corrientes de Baja, Media y Alta Frecuencia,” in Colectivo de Fisioterapia: Fisioterapeuta de Centros Asistenciales: Temario Específico, Editorial Kronos-Función, Sevilla, 1998.
-
23
Li YC. Huang KN. Jen SL. et al: The implementation of a multi-channel interferential current electrical stimulation system. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 6: 6207, 2005.
-
24
Hogenkamp M. Mittelmeijer E. Smits I. et al: Terapia Interferencial, Enraf-Nonius BV, Delft, the Netherlands, 1985.
-
25
Thom H. “Electroterapia,” in Terapia Física, edited by A Hünter-Becker, H Schewe, W Heipertz, p 146, Paidotribo, Barcelona, 2005.
-
26
Romero C. Terapia combinada frente a electroacupuntura en punto gatillo latente de infrespinoso. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237803017_TERAPIA_COMBINADA_FRENTE_A_ELECTROACUPUNTURA_EN _PUNTO_GATILLO_LATENTE_DE_INFRAESPINOSO. Published 2007. Accessed May 12, 2013.
-
27
Paja J : Manual de Ultrasonoterapia, Masson, Barcelona, 1988.
-
28
Martin J. Perez P. Terapia ultrasónica en la fascitis plantar. Available at: http://www.efisioterapia.net/articulos/terapia-ultrasonica-la-fascitis-plantar. Published November 18, 2006. Accessed May 12, 2013.
-
29
Lee JC. Lin DT. Hong CZ. The effectiveness of simultaneous thermotherapy with ultrasound and electrotherapy with combined AC and DC current on the immediate pain relief of myofascial trigger points. J Musculoskelet Pain 5: 88, 1997.
-
30
Majlesi J. Unalan H. High-power pain threshold ultrasound technique in the treatment of active myofascial trigger points: a randomized, double-blind, case-control study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85: 833, 2004.
-
31
Crawford F. Snaith M. How effective is therapeutic ultrasound in the treatment of heel pain? Ann Rheum Dis 55: 265, 1996.
-
32
Salinas I. Moreno C. Velasco O. et al: Terapia manual y terapia combinada en el abordaje de puntos gatillo: revisión bibliográfica. Fisioterapia 31: 17, 2009.
-
33
Hanten WP. Olsen SL. Butts NL. et al: Effectiveness of a home program of ischemic pressure followed by sustained stretch for treatment of myofascial trigger points. Phys Ther 80: 997, 2000.
Evaluation of the Analgesic Effect of Combination Therapy on Chronic Plantar Pain Through the Myofascial Trigger Points Approach
Search for other papers by Rocío Melero-Suárez in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by José Antonio Sánchez-Santos in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Gabriel Domínguez-Maldonado in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Background:
Closely related pathologic disorders sometimes manifest with the same symptoms, making for a complex differential diagnosis. This is the situation in plantar fasciitis (PF) and myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) with myofascial trigger points (MTPs) in the sole of the foot. This research assessed the analgesic effect on plantar pain of combination therapy with interferential current stimulation therapy (ICST), treating MTPs in the great toe adductor muscle and the short flexor muscles of the toes in patients whose diagnosis was compatible with PF or MPS.
Methods:
This study included 22 feet of 17 patients with a diagnosis compatible with PF or MPS with MTP. Participants received combination therapy with ICST for 15 sessions, and the decrease in pain was measured with an algometer and the visual analog scale. Both measurements were taken before and after every fifth session. The pressure pain threshold (PPT) results obtained with the Student t test and the pain intensity perception (PIP) results obtained with the Wilcoxon signed rank test were analyzed by comparing the measurements taken before the treatment and after the fifth, tenth, and 15th sessions.
Results:
The decrease in PIP was significant after the fifth, tenth, and 15th sessions (P < .001). The increase in PPT was also significant after the fifth (P = .010), tenth (P = .023), and 15th (P = .001) sessions (P < .05).
Conclusions:
The suggested combination therapy of ultrasound with ICST is clinically significant for reducing plantar pain after 15 treatment sessions, with a 6.5-point reduction in mean PIP and a 4.6-point increase in PPT.
advertising
advertising
