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Recruitment period was from January 2017 to April 2019.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Interventions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Interventions included eight sessions of laser therapy over three\u2009weeks and single session of patient education. The HILT group ( n\u2009=\u200951) received HILT and the LLLT group ( n\u2009=\u200951) received LLLT.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main measures:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Primary outcomes: visual analogue scale; secondary outcomes: pressure algometry, sonography of plantar fascia thickness (time frame: baseline to three-week and four-week follow-up) and numeric rating scale (0%\u2013100%) for opinion of participants on effect of treatment (time frame: three\u2009weeks). Data presented: mean (SD) or n (%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There was no statistically significant difference between the groups according to visual analogue scale (pain in general reduction in three\u2009weeks: 2.57(3.45) vs. 2.88(3.28)\u2009cm), pressure algometry (pain threshold difference between healthy and affected heel reduction in three\u2009weeks: 1.80(6.39) vs. 1.77(2.85)\u2009kg) and sonography measurements (plantar fascia thickness difference between healthy and affected heel reduction in three\u2009weeks: 0.19(0.56) vs. 0.30(0.57)\u2009mm). 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