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We compared the short-term effectiveness of ESWT and LLLT on pain and function in patients with plantar fasciitis.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Participants (n = 47) were randomly assigned to the ESWT group (n = 27) or the LLLT group (n = 20). Participants received ESWT (once a week) and LLLT (three times a week) for 3 weeks. The Foot Function Index, including the pain, disability, and activity limitation subscales, was administered at baseline and after treatment. A reduction of 1 point in total scores was considered a minimum clinically important difference. Repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to analyze the changes in outcomes and compare groups.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    There were significant main effects of time, and significant interaction effects between group and time on pain (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .001), disability (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .001), and activity limitation (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .05). The main effect of group was not significant for all of the subscales (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    = .811,\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    = .481,\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    = .865, respectively). The LLLT group showed significant declines in pain (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .001), disability (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .001), and activity limitation (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .001), and there was no change in the ESWT group over time (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    = .319,\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    = .711,\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &gt; .99, respectively). Consistently, 95% of participants in the LLLT group had a clinically important difference in the pain subscale versus 48% of the ESWT group.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Compared with ESWT, LLLT was found to be superior as an effective approach in the short-term management of plantar fasciitis.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.7547\/22-095","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,24]],"date-time":"2022-10-24T07:16:21Z","timestamp":1666595781000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy versus Low-Level Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"114","author":[{"given":"Eren","family":"Timurta\u015f","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Health Science Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eda","family":"\u00c7inar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"D\u00e9partement de Psycho\u00e9ducation, Centre de recherche du CHUS, Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Halit","family":"Sel\u00e7uk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Health Science Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ender Ersin","family":"Avci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Health Science Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Suat","family":"Batar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, \u00dcmraniye Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u0130lk\u015fan","family":"Demirb\u00fcken","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Health Science Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mine G\u00fclden","family":"Polat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Health Science Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","reference":[{"key":"B1","series-title":"Ann R Coll Surg Engl","first-page":"539","article-title":"Plantar fasciitis","volume":"94","author":"Cutts S","year":"2012","unstructured":"Cutts S, Obi N, Pasapula C, et al: Plantar fasciitis. 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