The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of local corticosteroid injection on pain, foot function index, and plantar fascia thickness in patients clinically diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, and to determine whether local corticosteroid injection is an appropriate treatment option for plantar fasciitis. For this purpose, the study plans to assess plantar fascia thickness using ultrasonography, evaluate pain using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and investigate the impact on daily living activities in patients who have been clinically diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and treated with local corticosteroid injections.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
33
Istanbul physical therapy rehabilitation training and research hospital
Istanbul, Bahçelievler, Turkey (Türkiye)
Plantar fascia thickness
Plantar fascia thickness measured by ultrasound
Time frame: The thickness measurement will be evaluated immediately after the injection and 1 month after the injection.
Pain score
Pain score assessed with a visual analog scale between 0 and 100
Time frame: Pain will be assessed with a visual analog scale immediately after injection and 1 month later
Foot functions
Foot functions will be assessed immediately after injection and 1 month after injection with the foot function index.
Time frame: Foot functions will be assessed immediately after injection and 1 month after injection with the foot function index.
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