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Outcome of plantar fasciitis treatment using monochrome infrared irradiation
Nitis Reeboonlap1, Neti Satitsmithpong, Pinit Phisitkul
1Department of Orthopaedics, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. nwrbl@yahoo.com
Background:
Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. Conservative treatment yields a good result, but it takes long time to accomplish the goal. Physical therapy modality, i.e. Infrared ray is one of the options that maybe help for quicker recovery.
Objective:
To study the results of infrared rays for the treatment of plantar fasciitis.
Material And Method:
70 patients with diagnosis of plantar fasciitis at Phramongkutklao Hospital were divided in 2 groups. First group received a conservative treatment by NSAIDS, achiles tendon stretching. The second group is like the first group, with addition of infrared rays. The pain was measured at initial and 6 months post treatment using visual analog scale (VAS).
Results:
In control group, 34 from 39 feet had lower VAS at 6 months, from 8.41 to 5.28. In the studied group, 35 from 44 feet had lower VAS at 6 months, from 8.70 to 3.38. No patient had the worse symptoms since the using of infrared rays.
Conclusion:
Application of infrared rays for the treatment of plantar fasciitis is effective. Infrared rays are safe and easy to use.