Q. How to manage my mother's plantar fasciitis?
Hi doctor,
My mother, who is 50, is suffering from plantar fasciitis. She lives in a remote area and so, regular physical and ESWT therapy is not feasible. I am planning to buy a portable ESWT device. Will this be helpful and feasible to use them at home without any assistance? Is there any side effect associated with these portable devices? Please advise.
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- Plantar fasciitis, which is inflammation of foot tissue, can be reduced by decrease weight bearing, by wearing different footwear and by physiotherapy.
- TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) will not be an effective one. You need to take ultrasound therapy with analgesic cream use and it will be more effective.
- TENS therapy is only temporary and will not give a problem solving approach. Even though it will not give any side effect, there will not be a benefit too.
- So, kindly take ultrasound therapy, which is essentially needed for fifteen days and the protocol is 1 MHz and 1.5 W/sq cm for 10 minutes daily.
For further information consult a physiotherapist online --> https://www.icliniq.com/ask-a-doctor-online/physiotherapist
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