Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy effectively reduces calcaneal spur length and spur-related pain in overweight and obese patients

Hayta, Emrullah; ŞALK, İSMAİL; Gumus, Cesur; Tuncay, Mehmet; ÇETİN, ALİ

doi:10.3233/bmr-160708

Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy effectively reduces calcaneal spur length and spur-related pain in overweight and obese patients

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Hayta E. , ŞALK İ., Gumus C., Tuncay M. S. , ÇETİN A.

JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION, vol.30, no.1, pp.17-22, 2017 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 30 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.3233/bmr-160708
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
Page Numbers: pp.17-22

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the effects of extra corporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) on the calcaneal spur length and pain severity in overweight and obese patients with symptomatic calcaneal spur.