A Comparative Efficacy Evaluation of Ultrasound-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment in the Gastrocnemius in Managing Plantar Heel Pain: A Randomized and Controlled Trial

• DOI: 10.1111/pme.12664
• Publication Date: 2015-02-26T06:34:43Z
• Authors: Le Ye; Qiyong Mei; Mingli Li; Minghong Gu; Zisheng Ai; Kun Tang; Dongping Shi; Xiaotong Wu; Xiangrui Wang; Yongjun Zheng
• Keywords: Pulsed radiofrequency; Foot (prosody)

The treatment of plantar heel pain is highly challenging. We report ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency (UG-PRF) in the gastrocnemius to treat and minimize safety issues.This study compared UG-PRF with sham 100 patients pain. Primary outcome measures include subscale Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ-pain) "first step" as measured on a visual analogue scale (VAS-"first-step" pain). secondary FHSQ-foot function general foot health, health related quality life (assessed using Short Form-36 questionnaire [SF-36]). All outcomes were at 3 6 months post-treatment.The results showed efficacy terms management, reflected by higher FHSQ-pain score (increased 20.0 (P < 0.0001) 17.9 = 0.001) or months, respectively) lower VAS-"first-step" (reduced 26.1 14.3 0.01) group respectively). FHSQ-general increased 0.05, vs months). SF-36 physical component was 10.8 0.042) 10.4 0.044) than respectively. No severe complications observed.We conclude that both safe efficacious managing