TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of pain relief after heel spur treatment with local corton injection and Ultrasound waves ESWL TT - مقایسه میزان شدت درد پس از درمان خار پاشنه با تزریق موضعی کورتون و امواج ماورای صوت JF - jap JO - jap VL - 1 IS - 4 UR - http://jap.iums.ac.ir/article-1-90-en.html Y1 - 2011 SP - 17 EP - 24 KW - Heel pain KW - heel spure KW - ultrasound waves N2 - Background and aims: Plantar calcaneal spurs are common however their pathophysiology ispoorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of corticosteroid injection andultrasound usage.Methods and materials: We chose124 subjects, divided into two groups. One treated bycorton and the other received ultrasound waves. Pain levels after treatment were comparedbetween these two groups.Results: We had no significant differences between pain level of these two group but detectedmajor differences among before and after position. BMI more than 30 also could increase painlevel.Conclusion: Both of the methods could be used as non surgical treatments. But more studyneeded to evaluate more about these methods. M3 ER -