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| Title |
Effectiveness of trigger point dry needling for plantar heel pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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| Published in |
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1757-1146-4-5 |
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| Authors |
Matthew P Cotchett, Karl B Landorf, Shannon E Munteanu, Anita Raspovic |
| Abstract |
Plantar heel pain (plantar fasciitis) is a common and disabling condition, which has a detrimental impact on health-related quality of life. Despite the high prevalence of plantar heel pain, the optimal treatment for this disorder remains unclear. Consequently, an alternative therapy such as dry needling is increasingly being used as an adjunctive treatment by health practitioners. Only two trials have investigated the effectiveness of dry needling for plantar heel pain, however both trials were of a low methodological quality. This manuscript describes the design of a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of dry needling for plantar heel pain. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 259 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Libya | 1 | <1% |
| Ukraine | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 252 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 38 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 38 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 37 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 30 | 12% |
| Researcher | 20 | 8% |
| Other | 55 | 21% |
| Unknown | 41 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 139 | 54% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 40 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Sports and Recreations | 7 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 17 | 7% |
| Unknown | 44 | 17% |