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A total of 15 sessions of plantar fascia gastroc-soleus stretching exercises and cold pack treatments were given to both groups. The LLLT (904 nm wavelength, 3,000 Hz, 8 J\/cm2 dose to the painful heel area and insertion of the plantar fascia on the medial calcaneal area, five points for a total of 5 min for three weeks) was applied to the first group (n=31), whereas ESWT (10 Hz, 2,000 shock waves with a 2.5 bar pressure into the areas of the painful heel, insertion of the plantar fascia on the medial calcaneal area) was applied the second group (n=31). All patients were evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Foot Function Index (FFI) before and after treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results: In both groups, the median VAS and FFI scores after treatment showed a significant improvement, compared to pre-treatment scores (p=0.001). There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of the median post-treatment VAS scores (p&gt;0.05). In the ESWT group, the median FFI pain and total scores after treatment were significantly lower than in the LLLT group (p=0.033). The change in the median FFI pain and total scores were significantly higher in the ESWT group (p=0.046).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion: Both treatment modalities are effective and not superior to each other in terms of disability and activity limitation reduction, although a greater improvement in the FFI pain and total scores can be achieved with the ESWT. Based on these findings, we recommend both non-invasive treatment methods to be used in the treatment of calcaneal spurs in the clinical practice.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5606\/tftrd.2021.5260","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,17]],"date-time":"2021-06-17T10:32:24Z","timestamp":1623925944000},"page":"218-224","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Comparison of effects of low-level laser therapy and extracorporeal shock wave therapy in calcaneal spur treatment: A prospective, randomized, clinical study"],"prefix":"10.4274","volume":"67","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4872-7519","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sevtap","family":"Badil G\u00fclo\u011flu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4799-2759","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u00dcmit","family":"Yal\u00e7\u0131n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2811","reference":[{"key":"ref-1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Yalcin E, Keskin Akca A, Selcuk B, Kurtaran A, Akyuz M. 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